Walnut exporters from Ukraine hit by Covid-19 pandemic

According to EastFruit analysts, revenue from the export of Ukrainian walnuts in 2020 decreased by 19% in the first 9 calendar months of the year. During this period, the export of inshell nuts and walnut kernels brought Ukrainian exporters only $ 60.9 million - the lowest revenue in the last three seasons. Obviously, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for walnuts has decreased. In addition to the decline in export volumes, there have been changes in the geographical structure of Ukrainian walnut exports. Read also: In Belarus and Tajikistan, the rise in prices for walnut crops continued - market overview for October 2020 Noteworthy, first of all, a sharp drop in supplies of walnuts to Turkey. The decrease in supplies for the first 9 months in this direction was 60% compared to 2019. Supplies to Belarus, Greece, Romania, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Georgia also dropped significantly. By the way, we wrote earlier about the prospect of Georgia turning from a net ...