Ukraine started importing potatoes from Poland against the background of price records

According to EastFruit analysts, the growth rate of potato prices is accelerating in Ukraine, which led to the first wholesale deliveries of imported products to the country's market this season. From January 4, 2024, large batches of potatoes from Poland, as well as from Lithuania and Latvia, measured in hundreds of tons, began to arrive in Ukraine. "Currently, wholesale prices for potatoes in Ukraine are the highest in history, both in hryvnias and in terms of dollars or euros. In fact, prices for this product have increased 3.5-4.0 times over the year. At the same time, literally in the last 3 weeks, the wholesale price of high-quality fresh potatoes in Ukraine soared by 40% and exceeded the price level in the neighboring countries of the European Union, which made the import of potatoes economically feasible", says Andriy Yarmak, economist of the investment department of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO). What is the reason for such a sharp increase in potato ...