The suspension of supplies of Ukrainian watermelons to the EU led to an increase in prices for products from Greece and Hungary

Due to Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2022, the supply of Ukrainian watermelons to the countries of Eastern Europe stopped. This is reported by EastFruit. The lack of Ukrainian watermelons on the market caused their shortage, which led to an increase in prices for products from Hungary and Greece. In addition, demand for Spanish watermelons has also increased. According to AgroTimes with reference to foreign media, Ukraine used to be an important supplier of watermelons to Poland and the Baltic countries, supplying more than 10,000 tons to the international market. Now, the absence of Ukrainian watermelons in these markets stimulated the increase in prices for watermelons from other countries, and also increased the volume of sales of Spanish products. At the same time, according to EastFruit analysts, watermelon prices in Ukraine fell by a third last week. The improvement of weather conditions contributed to the resumption of active harvesting of ...