Greenhouse vegetables: Ukraine imports 100,000 tons of tomatoes every year

Published 2024년 11월 13일

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Ukraine imports approximately 100,000 tons of greenhouse vegetables, predominantly tomatoes, annually. Turkey is the primary supplier, contributing to 85% of tomato and cucumber imports, and 2/3 of pepper imports. Poland follows in second place with a 10% share of tomato imports and a third of salad imports. Other EU countries, Georgia, and Uzbekistan are the main suppliers of greenhouse greens, accounting for about 80% of this import. The volume of the Ukrainian greenhouse vegetable market has seen a decrease, alongside an increase in imported products since the onset of the war, with imports expected to reach parity with local products by 2022.

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About 60% of imported greenhouse vegetables in Ukraine are tomatoes (about 100,000 tons annually), 20% - cucumbers, 10% - peppers, 10% - the rest less important for the vegetable market. This was reported by Yevgen Kuzin, analyst of the EastFruit project, writes AgroTimes. According to the expert, Turkey remains the main supplier of greenhouse products to Ukraine - it accounts for 85% of all imports of tomatoes and cucumbers, 90% of zucchini and 2/3 of imports of peppers. In second place is Poland - up to 10% of tomato imports and a third of salad imports. This is followed by other EU countries plus Georgia and Uzbekistan, which are the main suppliers of greenhouse greens to Ukraine, accounting for about 80% of this import. Read also: Greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine continue to rise in price Kuzin noted a further decrease in the volume of the Ukrainian greenhouse vegetable market in two main categories - tomatoes and cucumbers, and a simultaneous increase in ...

Source: Agrobusiness