Expensive imported blueberries push up the prices of raspberries and strawberries in Ukraine

The prices of imported blueberries are much higher than last year due to the failure of this berry crop in Peru against the background of the negative impact of El Niño – the opposite extreme values of water temperature and atmospheric pressure, which last for about six months, are characteristic of the equatorial zone of the Pacific Ocean. Evgeny Kuzin, an analyst of the fruit and vegetable market in the EastFruit project, an international FAO consultant, told the magazine "Horticulture in Ukrainian" about this. "High prices for blueberries also drive up the prices of other imported berries - raspberries from Morocco, garden strawberries from Greece, etc.," says the expert. We previously reported that the price of oranges increased due to a crop failure in EU countries (especially Spain), but the situation may ...