Belarus sells Ukrainian carrots to Russia

Published 2022년 1월 12일

Tridge summary

Belarus set a record by importing 9.2 thousand tons of carrots in the first 8 months of the previous year, a fourfold increase from the same period in 2020. The majority of these imports, approximately 85%, were sourced from Ukraine. The peak of these imports was during April-July, likely intended for the Russian market due to a price increase in Russia. However, as Belarus' carrot prices were higher than Russia's during the harvest period, it is also speculated that some of the imports were for the domestic market.

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Belarus imported a record amount of carrots in the first 8 months of last year. This was reported by charter97.org, writes agronews.ua. “In total, 9.2 thousand tons of root crops were imported into the country, which is 4.7 times more than in the same period of 2020. At the same time, Belarus remained a net exporter of carrots, because exports significantly exceeded imports, "- said analysts at EastFruit. Ukraine became the main supplier of carrots in Belarus, accounting for about 85% of all carrot supplies in January-August 2021. The peak of supplies was recorded in April-July, when there was a record increase in carrot prices in Russia, where Ukraine cannot supply carrots directly. This suggests that the final destination of the product was the Russian market. The market situation changed when the mass harvest ...

Source: AgronewsUA