Ukraine exported carrots to Saudi Arabia for the first time

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2021 Ukraine for the first time exported a commercial batch of carrots to the Saudi Arabian market. In September 2021, 24 tons of carrots were sent from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia in sea containers. By the way, we wrote about the prospects for exporting carrots to Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Middle East three years ago. “The main problem of the Ukrainian vegetable sector is the lack of orientation of production to the needs of export markets. Since local supermarkets and wholesalers continue to sell products of extremely low quality, it is easier and more convenient for vegetable growers in Ukraine - after all, they do not have to invest in more efficient growing technologies, in more expensive equipment, in modern equipment for finalizing, cooling, sorting and packaging vegetables. However, the result of this simplicity is periodic price collapses, when the supply is even slightly higher than the needs of the domestic market, and in ...