Ukraine faces strawberry shortage

Adverse weather conditions this spring have led to the fact that Ukraine is facing a seasonal strawberry shortage, and therefore the prices for the product will bite a little. This was reported by the president of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation Leonid Kozachenko, writes Kommersant Ukrainsky. According to the expert, in the first half of May there will be very few strawberries, so low prices, at least in the coming weeks, should not be expected. "The problem is not only that there is a war - it is, after all, about weather and climatic conditions. There was not enough heat, we were counting on more, but most importantly - the moisture deficit, which we must cover now. However, there is not enough money or other necessary material and technical resources for this. And this will be slightly reflected in the cost. That is, strawberries will be more expensive than last year," the expert noted. The situation is similar with other vegetables - you should not count on their ...