Prices for greenhouse vegetables in Ukraine in 2022 may break all records

Published 2021년 10월 15일

Tridge summary

Ukrainian consumers may face soaring prices for greenhouse vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers due to increased costs of gas and transportation, as Ukraine is part of the European greenhouse vegetable market. The prices for these vegetables in other EU countries are already rising due to high gas costs, leading to a surge in imports from countries like Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Uzbekistan, and Israel. The situation may result in record-high prices for these vegetables by the end of the year. Additionally, the start of the new production season for Ukrainian greenhouse vegetables may be delayed, further exacerbating the high prices. Despite the increase in imports of greenhouse vegetables in the first 7 months of 2021, prices were still 36% lower than in 2020, thanks to reduced import costs. Turkey remains a key supplier of these vegetables to Ukraine, accounting for 86% of all imports.
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This was reported by east-fruit.com. "Price levels may be outrageous for most Ukrainian consumers, who have already become accustomed to consuming fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers all year round. By the way, prices for greenhouse vegetables have begun to rise rapidly now. Therefore, it is possible that before the new year, price levels for greenhouse cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers will update historical records, "- said in a statement. Thus, among the main reasons for the prospects for a sharp rise in prices, experts highlight the following: "It should be remembered that Ukraine is integrated into the European market of greenhouse vegetables, so the difficulties experienced by Ukrainian producers are inherent in greenhouses in other countries, to one degree or another. Greenhouses in Germany, Poland, Great Britain, the Netherlands and other EU countries are already seriously affected by expensive gas. Thus, vegetable prices are already rising everywhere, so imports from ...
Source: Agravery

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