Exports to Ukraine hold back the fall in prices for Moldovan watermelon

Since the middle of last month, the process of seasonal reduction in the price of watermelon has accelerated in Moldova. Nevertheless, during the last week of July, as noted by market traders, the first signs of this season's price stabilization for this commodity appeared. The average wholesale price for watermelon in large cities of the country in early August does not fall below 5 lei/kg ($0.28/kg). Moreover, farmers are trying to at least slightly raise the prices of their products. EastFruit analysts believe that there are grounds for such attempts. Firstly, large specialized farms have been exporting vegetables and gourds to Ukraine for more than a month. Some of them have already sent dozens of trucks loaded with watermelon to the Ukrainian market. By the beginning of August, the two-fold difference in prices for watermelon in Moldova and Ukraine still remains, which means that the supply of Moldovan watermelon to the Ukrainian market will obviously continue. At the same ...