Prices will skyrocket: Ukraine faces shortage of popular fruits

Published 2025년 5월 19일

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Eastern European countries, especially Ukraine, have experienced significant losses to their cherry and sweet cherry harvests due to April frosts, with estimates suggesting a loss of 45-55% of the cherry harvest and 35-50% of the cherry harvest in the northern regions. The majority of cherry production is concentrated in the southern regions, where losses were slightly lower. Ukraine's heavy reliance on imported sweet cherries, especially since the occupation of traditional growth regions, is expected to drive up prices. Additionally, the country is facing high strawberry prices at the start of the season, which are expected to drop before becoming more expensive in July, and a decrease in tomato prices due to an increase in greenhouse vegetable supply and low demand.

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Eastern European countries (in particular, Ukraine) suffered significant losses from frosts in April this year, and this may lead to a shortage of cherries and sweet cherries. This is reported by EastFruit analysts. "According to preliminary estimates, about 45-55% of the cherry harvest was lost, primarily in the southern regions of the country, where production is concentrated. In the central regions, losses were even higher, but the cherry areas are smaller here," experts note. If we talk about cherries, then the losses are estimated at 35-50%. In the northern regions, losses were higher. Cherries in our country are mainly frozen for export and for processing. "And this position will obviously become quite expensive," analysts say. We should also note that our country is heavily dependent on imports of sweet cherries after the occupation by Russian troops of the regions where they are traditionally grown. Therefore, prices for sweet cherries in Ukraine will be even higher ...

Source: Unian