Butternut pumpkin from Ukraine conquers Europe and the Middle East

Published 2021년 2월 16일

Tridge summary

Ukraine has seen a significant increase in the export of fresh butternut squash, particularly to the UK, setting a new record in 2020 with a 76% increase to nearly 2 thousand tons. This growth is part of a larger trend, with exports over 12 times greater than in 2016. Besides the UK, Ukraine has also increased exports to Romania, the UAE, Moldova, and Bulgaria. The export of pumpkin from Ukraine began after the closure of the Russian market in 2015 and has become one of the fastest-growing segments of Ukrainian export of high-added value products. The main export occurs in the autumn-winter period, with efforts being made to extend the supply season into spring to compete with cheaper products from the Southern Hemisphere.

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Original content

Ukraine has found an attractive export niche for itself, which has been actively developing for several years - the export of fresh butternut squash. Moreover, Ukraine supplies it mainly to the most demanding of the possible sales markets - the UK. EastFruit analysts note that, despite Brexit, in 2020 Ukraine was able to sharply increase pumpkin exports once again and set a new export record for the year. At the end of 2020, pumpkin exports from Ukraine increased by 76% to almost 2 thousand tons. Moreover, in comparison with the volume of supplies just five years ago, the export of Ukrainian pumpkin has grown by more than 12 times, since back in 2016, Ukrainian exporters sold only 164 tons of pumpkin abroad. In monetary terms, the pumpkin brought Ukrainian exporters 783.6 thousand US dollars in revenue, of which about half a million is revenue from supplies to the UK. Last year, the UK imported about half of all Ukrainian pumpkin exported - 972 tons, and supplies to this country ...

Source: Eastfruit