Export of apple concentrate from Ukraine: volumes decreased, cost increased

For 11 months of last season (July-May) Ukraine exported 83.9 thousand tons of apple concentrate, according to analysts of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA). Compared to the indicators of the 2018/2019 season, when a record 108.6 thousand tons of apple concentrate were exported, the supply of these products abroad in physical terms decreased by 23%. Despite a significant decrease in the volumes of foreign supplies of concentrate, export proceeds from sales of this group of goods not only did not decrease, but increased by 4%. Thus, for 11 months of the last season, the export of apple concentrate from Ukraine in value terms amounted to $ 93.6 million. For comparison, a year earlier, sales of concentrate brought Ukrainian exporters $ 89.6 million. See also: Т.B. Fruit is trying to bring down prices for apples even before the start of harvesting “The increase in the price of apple concentrate last season was primarily due to a decrease in apple production in ...