Madness in the Ukrainian markets: they sell a kilo of cucumbers for that much

Published 2024년 11월 5일

Tridge summary

Ukraine is experiencing a cucumber supply shortage, leading to a significant price increase for the third consecutive week. The average price on the wholesale market has risen by 80-100 UAH/kg (725-905 HUF/kg), marking the highest price level ever recorded by EastFruit after seven years of tracking. In anticipation of higher prices, importers are purchasing larger quantities from countries like Turkey. However, further price increases are expected before the first large deliveries arrive from Turkey.
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According to EastFruit's analysts, there is a supply shortage of cucumbers in Ukraine, which is why, even with the rather restrained but stable demand, a continuous price increase can be observed for the third week now. In such market conditions, the sellers have the opportunity to further increase the prices of the available items, so by the beginning of November the average price on the wholesale market jumped between 80-100 UAH/kg (725-905 HUF/kg), FruitVeB wrote. EastFruit started recording the prices of major vegetables in Ukraine seven years ago, but this time of the year is the highest price level ever recorded, almost 30% higher than the previous year. It is no coincidence that importers have already started purchasing larger items, primarily from Turkey. However, until the first deliveries arrive in really large volumes, it cannot be ruled out that further price increases ...
Source: Agronaplo

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