Another record of watermelon imports and a decrease in purchases of many fruits were the results of August 2022 in Ukraine

The last month of the summer of this year did not bring any special surprises in the foreign trade in vegetables and fruits in Ukraine. Thus, due to the occupation of the southern regions by Russian troops, the country continued to set new records for the import of watermelons. At the same time, the demand for imported fruits remained low, and purchases of many categories of such products were declining. In terms of exports, Ukrainian sellers were inactive, and the only significant change in August was a decrease in exports of frozen garden strawberries. EF Trade Alerts. Ukraine. melons And so the unprecedentedly high import of watermelons to Ukraine in late spring and early summer in August reached a new record of 17.8 thousand tons. Nevertheless, even these volumes, as well as batches of local production at the peak of the Ukrainian season, were not enough to significantly reduce prices on the Ukrainian market, although imports themselves rose 125 times over the year! As a ...