Citrus fruits have risen in price in Moldova on the eve of holidays, salad vegetables have fallen in price

Published 2020년 12월 29일

Tridge summary

In December 2020, Moldova experienced a significant price surge for its most popular citrus fruits and bananas, with oranges seeing the highest increase of 29%. This is attributed to the pandemic's impact on logistics and changes in import sources, especially from EU countries. Conversely, fresh vegetables for the holiday season became cheaper, with cucumbers and tomatoes experiencing the most significant drops due to increased imports from Turkey. The article also highlights the potential effect of the pre-holiday price hike of 'fruit exotic' on the sales of Moldovan grapes and apples.
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Original content

At the end of December 2020, compared to the same period last year, the most popular citrus fruits on the wholesale fruit and vegetable market of Moldova rose by an average of 14%. In particular, the average wholesale prices for oranges increased by 29% - up to 18 lei / kg ($ 1.04 / kg), tangerines - by 8% (14 lei / kg, $ 0.84 / kg). Bananas also rose in price - by 6% (18 lei / kg, $ 1.04 / kg). Attention is drawn to the fact that during the last ten days of December 2019, wholesale prices for citrus fruits and bananas decreased by an average of 1 lei / kg (about $ 0.06 / kg). This year, the slow downward movement of prices was indicated only for some types of bananas. See also: Extension of the preferential regime for the supply of Moldovan fruits to the Russian Federation will stabilize the export of apples Wholesale suppliers of citrus and exotic fruits explain the pre-New Year's rise in prices in 2020 by the difficulties of logistics during the pandemic crisis, as well as ...
Source: Eastfruit

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