The first batches of local greenhouse tomatoes have arrived on the Ukrainian market

Published 2024년 4월 21일

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The article highlights the arrival of the first batches of greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, noting a delay in the start of the tomato shipping season due to unfavorable weather conditions. It also points out the significant price increase in local greenhouse tomatoes compared to the previous year, while imported Turkish tomatoes are being sold at a lower price. The article provides an overview of Ukraine's global ranking in tomato production and the surge in Turkish tomato exports. It concludes by discussing the anticipated challenges in vegetable production and prices in Ukraine, alongside the potential return of tomato production in the western part of the country to pre-war levels. Additionally, it introduces a new variety of cherry tomato developed for sun-drying and the mechanical harvesting system being developed by Supree, a food technology company, which could lower tomato costs and possibly extend its self-drying technology to other crops.

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The first batches of greenhouse tomatoes from local plants have arrived on the Ukrainian market, analysts of the EastFruit project report. It should be noted that in 2023, Ukrainian greenhouse plants shipped the first batches of tomatoes to the market an average of one and a half weeks later than in the current season. Product collections today remain low-volume due to unfavorable weather conditions. The first batch of greenhouse tomato Ukrainian plants are currently offering for sale at 120-140 hryvnias/kg, which is on average 67% higher than the first batch of this product last year. According to forecasts of market participants, the plants will be able to ship the first large batches of tomatoes no earlier than the beginning of May. There is also an imported tomato produced in Turkey on the Ukrainian market. Market participants report that Turkish tomatoes are offered for sale much cheaper than tomatoes from local greenhouses. Prices for imported products are announced in the ...

Source: Landlord