Iryna Kukhtina, president of the "Berry Growing of Ukraine" association, discussed Ukraine's strong position in the international market for frozen raspberry exports. She highlighted a positive trend towards reducing exports to Poland, the main re-exporter of Ukrainian berries, as Ukrainian producers have started to independently supply to other countries like Germany, France, and Austria. Kukhtina stressed the importance of quality and traceability for these markets. Due to a global decline in demand for frozen raspberries over the past two years, Kukhtina predicted a reduced global raspberry production, with Serbia and Poland already reducing their production, while Ukraine has not yet followed suit.