Carrot prices continue to rise in Ukraine

The rise in the price of carrots, which began in early December, continued this week. At the same time, the pace of trade in this vegetable is increasing. This is reported by EastFruit. According to the project monitoring data, since the end of last week alone, carrots in Ukraine have risen in price by an average of 11%, and now producers are ready to ship these products at a price of 20-28 UAH/kg ($0.48-0.67/kg) depending on the quality, region and other terms of the transaction. “According to key market players, the price increase is facilitated by a noticeable increase in trading activity in the segment of these root vegetables. At the same time, most farms have suspended the sale of high-quality carrots in anticipation of an even greater increase in prices and have put the main volume of the crop into storage. They offer only surpluses for sale, as a result of which the supply of carrots on the market is somewhat ...