Popular citrus fruits are rising in price by leaps and bounds in Ukraine: an expert explained the reasons

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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Citrus fruits in Ukraine have seen a significant price increase over the past year, with oranges experiencing a rise of 15-20%. The high cost, which ranges from 80 to 120 hryvnias per kilogram, is attributed to climate change and reduced supply from key import countries like Argentina. While lemon prices are being moderated by competition, persimmons, imported from Turkey, Spain, and Israel, as well as those grown in Ukraine, are experiencing a price hike due to crop failures. The article also notes an overall rise in the prices of vegetables in Ukraine, alongside a decrease in cucumber prices due to low demand, and a doubling of imported eggplant prices due to increased demand.

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Citrus fruits in Ukraine have risen significantly in price over the year. Only oranges have increased in price by 15-20%. Analyst of the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club Maksym Hopka in an interview with "Ukrainian Radio" noted that these popular citrus fruits already cost from 80 to 120 hryvnias per kilogram. At the same time, he noted that the price range of mandarins is from 90 to 120 hryvnias per kilogram, and clementines - 50-60 hryvnias. "Ukraine imports oranges and tangerines from Egypt, Turkey, Spain, South Africa and Greece. These five countries are the basis for imports of this product," the expert noted. According to him, one of the reasons for the increase in the price of citrus fruits is the climate. "The situation in Egypt is more or less normal. Climate change does not have a strong impact on their harvest. But, for example, in Argentina, citrus fruit exports have reached their lowest level in 10 years. This happened under the influence of various factors, both ...

Source: Unian