Every year, Ukraine imports 100,000 tons of greenhouse tomatoes

Published Nov 9, 2024

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Turkey is the primary supplier of greenhouse products to Ukraine, accounting for 85% of tomato and cucumber imports, 90% of zucchini imports, and two-thirds of pepper imports. Poland is the second-largest supplier of tomatoes and lettuce. Other EU countries, Georgia, and Uzbekistan are the main suppliers of greenhouse greens to Ukraine, making up about 80% of this import. The Ukrainian greenhouse vegetable market has seen a decrease in volume in the tomato and cucumber categories and an increase in imported products since the start of the war. By 2022, imports are expected to reach parity with locally grown products, and while the situation may improve in 2023-2024, not all product categories will see improvement.

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The analyst of the EastFruit project Yevhen Kuzin told the magazine "Gardening in Ukrainian" about this, writes AgroTimes. According to the expert, Turkey remains the main supplier of greenhouse products to Ukraine - it accounts for 85% of all imports of tomatoes and cucumbers, 90% of zucchini and 2/3 of peppers. Poland is in second place with up to 10% of tomato imports and a third of lettuce imports. This is followed by other EU countries plus Georgia and Uzbekistan, which are the main suppliers of greenhouse greens to Ukraine, accounting for about 80% of this import. Kuzin noted the further decrease in the volume of the Ukrainian greenhouse vegetable market in two main categories — tomatoes and cucumbers, and the simultaneous increase in the share of imported products since the beginning of the war. ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua