EF Trade Alerts: Vegetable imports continued to grow, results of October 2022 in Ukraine

Published 2023년 1월 26일

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Ukraine's fruit and vegetable market has seen significant changes due to the occupation of southern territories and the energy crisis, leading to increased imports of greenhouse vegetables and root crops like onions and carrots, with Poland being the primary supplier. Despite the growth in these imports, the demand for positions to purchase these goods has decreased. Meanwhile, the demand for exotic fruits and vegetables has dropped due to a reduced consumer base and general impoverishment, with fig imports hitting a five-year low in October. Turkey has been a dominant supplier of greenhouse vegetables to Ukraine, including cucumbers, tomatoes, and zucchini.

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In October 2022, the problems in the fruit and vegetable business of Ukraine related to the occupation of the southern territories and the energy crisis only intensified, which immediately led to corresponding changes in the foreign trade in vegetables and fruits. Thus, imports of many categories of greenhouse vegetables, as well as onions, carrots and other root crops, continued to grow rapidly, while the demand for import positions continued to sag. The volumes of purchases of onions by Ukrainian and importers remained record high. Since October last year, they have grown more than 20 times, reaching 16.5 thousand tons. Imports of carrots, beets and other root crops were not so high, but also showed strong growth rates: Ukraine purchased 727 tons of carrots (33 times more than in October 2022), and 242 tons of beets and other root crops (22 times more). It should be noted that Poland has become the main beneficiary of such a rapid growth in demand for imported borscht vegetables ...

Source: Eastfruit