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Empty wallet or vitamin deficiency: what vegetables and fruits will have to shell out this summer

Published Jun 19, 2020

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At the end of May, the counters of markets and supermarkets began to be filled with the strawberry, which was loved by Ukrainians, but not everyone could afford it: the first people who wanted to taste fresh berries had to pay ninety hryvnias per kilogram. There was also cherries at sky-high prices - more than a hundred hryvnia per kilo. And although fruits and berries have traditionally become cheaper in June, prices for most Ukrainians are still biting. Early strawberries and cherries in Ukraine rose in price to historical values in June, and a significant part of the apple and apricot crop died due to frost. Where will Ukrainians buy vegetables and fruits, which of them may become scarce, and which may even become cheaper in 2020?

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Early strawberries and cherries in Ukraine rose in price to historical values in June, and a significant part of the apple and apricot crop died due to frost. Where will Ukrainians buy vegetables and fruits, which of them may become scarce, and which may even become cheaper in 2020? At the end of May, the counters of markets and supermarkets began to be filled with the strawberry, which was loved by Ukrainians, but not everyone could afford it: the first people who wanted to taste fresh berries had to pay ninety hryvnias per kilogram. There was also cherries at sky-high prices - more than a hundred hryvnia per kilo. And although fruits and berries have traditionally become cheaper in June, prices for most Ukrainians are still biting. "Prices for fruits and berries in Ukraine are at a historically high level," - say analysts of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA). So, today the cost of strawberries is about two or three times higher than last year. Average prices ...
Source: Unian
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