Purchase prices for raspberries promise to be high in the EU

Due to the high demand, small stocks of frozen raspberries in the EU, frosts in Ukraine and Poland, snowfall in Serbia, where most raspberries are grown in Europe, the purchase prices for these berries promise to be high. This is reported by EastFruit. "Already at the end of 2023, it became obvious that there are fundamental reasons for a noticeable increase in wholesale prices for raspberries in Ukraine, especially in the segment of raspberries for freezing. However, after several waves of frost that damaged raspberry plantations in Ukraine and Poland, as well as after partial damage to raspberry plantations due to snowfall in Serbia was recorded, the prospects for the growth of raspberry prices became even more obvious," said Andriy Yarmak, economist of the investment department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The publication adds that the European market is experiencing a frenetic demand for this berry, as hopes for the supply of frozen ...