Ukraine was able to increase the export of frozen berries in the difficult 2020

Published 2021년 3월 18일

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In 2020, Ukraine saw a slight increase in the export of frozen berries, reaching 44.6 thousand tons, despite challenges in the fresh berry sector. The exports were primarily blueberries, other wild berries, and raspberries. There was a 16% decrease in frozen blueberry exports, but a significant increase in frozen raspberry exports, which doubled in value to $40 million. Poland was the main sales market for these products, with significant increases in supplies to Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. China also continued to be a key market. The Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA) is planning to provide more insights on the prospects for Ukrainian frozen berry exports in 2021 at a meeting on April 8-9.

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Despite all the difficulties of the berry season in 2020 and a drop in the export of fresh berries, Ukraine still managed to slightly increase the export supplies of these products in frozen form, EastFruit reports. So, according to the results of the past year, Ukrainian freezers were able to export 44.6 thousand tons of frozen berries, while a year earlier, exports amounted to 43.5 thousand tons. The main categories of Ukrainian exports were blueberries with other wild berries and raspberries. Note that the supply of frozen blueberries from Ukraine decreased by 16% to 20.6 thousand tons, while the country managed to export frozen raspberries almost one and a half times more than a year earlier (18.5 thousand tons). Also, supplies of frozen garden strawberries fell quite significantly, by almost a third, to 2.7 thousand tons, and exports of blackberries and mulberries rose by 56% to a record 2.6 thousand tons. “Surprisingly, the growth in exports of frozen raspberries from ...

Source: Eastfruit