Ukraine entered the top 5 suppliers of raspberries to the USA

Published 2024년 5월 11일

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In a significant shift in the global market, Ukraine has emerged as a notable exporter of frozen raspberries to the US, overtaking countries like Poland, Belgium, France, China, and Morocco within a year of consistent exports starting in 2023. This surge despite the initial small export volume and the early days of systematic exports, showcases Ukraine's growing influence in the raspberry industry, with potential for global leadership, as highlighted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). However, the escalating armed conflict with Russia could pose a threat to this progress, though Ukraine remains resilient in maintaining and increasing its raspberry cultivation and processing capabilities. The forecast for the new season looks promising with high demand in the European market.

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This is reported by EastFruit. As noted, Poland, which is actively protecting its market from Ukrainian raspberries, continues to lose ground in this ranking and has already fallen to the 8th place. From April 2023 to March 2024, inclusive, Ukraine exported 265 tons of frozen raspberries to the US market. Despite the fact that it was a relatively small volume, at the end of 2023 there was a radical change from individual trial deliveries to systematic export in batches of 2-3 sea containers per month. Moreover, this was enough to overtake such systematic exporters as Poland, Belgium, France, China and Morocco in terms of export volume in the US market. "Just 10 years ago, Ukraine practically did not export frozen raspberries at all, the world market was dominated by the United States and Serbia. Only in 2018-19, that is, about 5 years ago, Ukraine began to exert some influence on the global raspberry market, and today it has real chances to claim world leadership in this ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua