In Ukraine, Cherry Sets a Ten-Year Price Record

In Ukraine, cherry prices are declining - over the past few days, the average berry price has fallen from 200 UAH/kg to 150 UAH/kg. EastFruit reports this. However, despite this trend, the country is facing the highest price levels in the past ten years. Last year, cherries cost 135 UAH/kg, in 2020 - 60 UAH/kg, in 2019 - 35 UAH/kg, and in 2016 - 25 UAH/kg. High price levels are due to frosts during stone fruit flowering and cold weather this month. A week ago, only imported cherries were represented on the market, and their prices were truly astronomical. In some places, they reached 1,500 UAH/kg. One package, noticed in Rivne, contained only 11 berries and cost 162 hryvnias and 76 kopecks. According to experts, high cherry prices can be observed for at least a month - until Transcarpathian berries appear. These might be sold at prices of 300, 200, or even 100 hryvnias per kilogram. Prices for popular last year's vegetables in Ukraine continue to mostly ...