Russia, Week 20, 2022: Volatility in the vegetable market and rising prices for fresh herbs

Fruits

Vegetables

Russia

Published May 21, 2022

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This week, the fruit and vegetable market of the EastFruit monitoring region was characterized by instability of price trends, which was especially characteristic of its vegetable segment. Thus, greenhouse cucumbers have sharply risen in price in the countries of Central Asia, although prices for greenhouse tomatoes, on the contrary, have decreased here. Vegetables from the borscht set of the new crop grew slightly in price in Uzbekistan, but continued to fall in price in Tajikistan.

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At the same time, prices for fresh herbs rose in Georgia and Uzbekistan, while the main changes in the apple market took place in the segment of green varieties. Price alerts. Apples Green varieties of apples "Renet Simirenko" and "Granny Smith" were the only ones this week for which some significant price changes were recorded. Thus, the Renet Simirenko apple rose in price both in Uzbekistan, where the market was already oriented towards imported products, and in Moldova, as a country exporting these fruits. By the end of the week, the average price for this variety in the Moldovan market rose to $0.21/kg, and in Uzbekistan it reached $0.68/kg. Meanwhile, prices for the Granny Smith apple were reviewed this week only in Uzbekistan, and in this market this apple managed to rise in price by more than 40% to $1.26/kg. Price alerts. Citrus The citrus market was generally calm due to the active increase in the supply of seasonal fruits and vegetables in all countries of the project ...

Source: Eastfruit