The apricot season in Ukraine started earlier than usual

Published Jun 21, 2024

Tridge summary

The Ukrainian market has seen the arrival of the first apricots from local farms this week, offering a early start to the season despite challenges such as spring frosts that have reduced yields. The early blooming of orchards due to warm weather in spring and the subsequent frosts have made this year difficult for stone fruit crops. However, producers are able to sell at lower prices, with apricots currently available at 32% cheaper than last year. There is ongoing research and development for new apricot varieties that can better handle early spring conditions, offer consistent yield, and provide good taste, texture, and shelf life.

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Original content

The first batches of apricots from local farms appeared on the Ukrainian market this week. This is reported by analysts of the EastFruit project. It is noted that most producers report a decrease in apricot yields due to spring frosts. We will remind you that the early onset of warm and sunny weather this spring led to the fact that orchards in the south of Ukraine bloomed an average of 2 weeks earlier than scheduled. So the frosts in May were detrimental to the stone fruit crop. According to the farmers themselves, favorable weather conditions allowed them to enter the market this year on average a week earlier than last year. However, they are already expressing concern about the new season. Apricots are currently offered for sale in small batches at UAH 35-50/kg ($0.86-1.23/kg), which is on average 32% cheaper than a year ago. As a reminder, Rosy Bukovyny FG (Chernivetska region) intends to participate in the grant program "Your Greenhouse" for growing cherries and apricots in ...

Source: Landlord