Ukrainian apple becomes a trend in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published 2021년 12월 17일

Tridge summary

Ukraine has seen a sixfold increase in apple exports to Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2020/21 season, reaching a record 630 tons, which accounts for less than 4% of its total apple exports. The number of countries importing Ukrainian apples in the region has increased from two to nine. Despite the potential decrease in interest due to Belarus' increased purchases of apples from Ukraine, the high price and prepayment received from African importers make it a beneficial market. Ukrainian apple exporters need to ensure the quality and safety of the fruit for the hot African climate, where refrigeration is not available.

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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine is beginning to "grope" for export opportunities in the growing fresh apple market of Sub-Saharan Africa, which we have previously written about many times. For example, Artyom Gudkov, co-founder of Global Ukrainian Distribution, Investment and Trading Company Limited (GUDIT), gave interesting examples of apple exports to Africa in an extensive interview with EastFruit. “In the 2020/21 season, Ukraine increased its apple exports to Sub-Saharan Africa six times and brought the export volume to a record 630 tons. And although this is less than 4% of total apple exports, the trend itself cannot but rejoice. It should also be noted that if in the 2020/21 season Ukrainian apples were supplied to only two countries of this region, then last season the export geography included already nine countries. This means that an apple from Ukraine is gaining more and more popularity in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa, among fruit importers, ...

Source: Eastfruit