For the first time in 7 years, the average annual price of champignon in Ukraine fell

Fresh White Mushroom

Ukraine

Published Jan 20, 2021

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Since 2013, prices for champignon in Ukraine have been constantly growing year on year - the price of 2018 increased the most in relation to 2017 (by 4.3 UAH). In the same year, the average price per farm turned out to be 0.6 UAH less than the average price of the previous year. So in 2019, champignon was shipped at 33.9 UAH / kg - and in 2020 at 33.3 UAH / kg.

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This was reported by the UMDIS Agency. It is noted that in 2020 the price of champignon fell by almost 2% compared to 2019. At the same time, the price grew by an average of 14% from year to year. Experts are confident that the price situation was affected by the pandemic - with restrictions, a decrease in solvency and other factors. “If we look at the fact that the year began with a price increase in relation to the price of last year, we can say that if we exclude the pandemic factor from this year, the Ukrainian mushroom industry would most likely have a stable price increase this year. This means that after the stabilization of the situation with the pandemic and quarantine, prices for the mushroom will most likely continue to increase, ”the UMDIS notes. “The average price for the second quarter in 2020 turned out to be higher than in 2019 due to a strong jump in prices in May. The average price in May was 41.7 UAH / kg of white champignon - compared to 30.2 UAH / kg in May ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua