Import records of vegetables and garden strawberries, results of May 2022 in Ukraine

Fruits

Vegetables

Ukraine

Published Aug 26, 2022

Tridge summary

The last month of spring for Ukraine was marked by the aggravation of those negative trends in the fruit and vegetable market that the aggression from the Russian Federation brought to the country. Occupation of areas important for the production of vegetables and fruits, destroyed trade infrastructure and economic difficulties have led to a sharp shortage of many goods in the local market, and their imports have increased dramatically.

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So, in May 2022, Ukraine set at least five-year records for monthly imports of garden strawberries, carrots, zucchini, cabbage, and the volume of foreign purchases of cucumbers, beets, radishes and onions was close to a record. At the same time, Ukrainian apple producers continued to be desperate for exports of their products, as the domestic market (even severely curtailed after the Russian invasion) still could not fully consume all the apple stocks. As a result, apple exports continued to grow, despite the logistical difficulties in supplying these products abroad. EF Trade Alerts. Ukraine. Borscht vegetables For the Ukrainian sector of borscht vegetables, the most severe blow was the occupation of the southern regions of the country, where not only the largest vegetable stores in Ukraine are located, but also the main production base of vegetables of early varieties. As a result, in May of this year, the country had to import the shortage of both last year's products and ...

Source: Eastfruit