Unexpected news about Ukrainian onions, not many expected this

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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In Ukraine, the price of onions has remained high into December, similar to last year, but a slight decrease occurred after the first week due to a drop in demand. This is attributed to the delivery of medium and low-quality onions, which are not ideal for long-term storage. As a result, the price of red onions is now 16% cheaper than last week and cheaper than this time last year, with sellers lowering prices to stimulate sales and quickly deplete their stocks.

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Onions in Ukraine started December at a particularly high price level, roughly the same as last year, but after the first week there was a slight decrease. According to EastFruit analysts, the reason behind this is that demand has fallen, as producers have increasingly delivered medium and low-quality, poorly storable lots to the markets, reports FruitVeB. Currently, the price of red onion is in the range of UAH 10-16/kg (HUF 95-150/kg) (depending on quality), which is on average about 16% cheaper than at the end of last week - thus already cheaper than at this time last year. Sellers are forced to ...

Source: Agronaplo