Cooperation of Ukrainian blueberry producers to consolidate exports is an important trend for 2024

Published 2024년 11월 5일

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The 2024 blueberry export season in Ukraine saw a significant increase in both volume and revenue, with a 33% rise in exports to 5 thousand tons and a 56% increase in export value to $ 26 million. The average selling price also increased by 17.6% to over $ 5 per 1 kg. There was a notable shift in market dynamics, with the Netherlands overtaking Poland as the top importer of Ukrainian blueberries, reflecting a strategic pivot by producers towards higher margin EU markets. This shift underscores the importance of the Netherlands as a key hub in the European blueberry trade, with Germany emerging as a significant consumer and import market. The season also marked a positive trend towards collaboration among Ukrainian blueberry producers to streamline exports and reduce costs.

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The results of the 2024 blueberry season in Ukraine were summed up in his blog on EastFruit by Yevgeniy Kharlan, a member of the board of UA Growers OU, a trader of Ukrainian blueberries in the EU markets. The specialist named the main statistical indicators and highlighted the most important trends of the season, including the strengthening of cooperation and a change in the top importers of Ukrainian blueberries. Yevgeniy Kharlan reports that in the 2024 season, blueberry exports from Ukraine amounted to 5 thousand tons (+ 33% or + 1.3 thousand tons). In monetary terms, exports amounted to $ 26 million (+ 56% or + $ 9.2 million). "The average selling price of Ukrainian blueberries in the 2024 season exceeded $ 5 per 1 kg (+ 17.6% compared to the price last year). In the second half of August 2024, the standard export price was above 6 euros per 1 kg for first-grade berries, in September - 10 euros per 1 kg. On the domestic market, the cost of blueberries reached a historic low ...

Source: Eastfruit