For the first time since 2010, Ukraine has become the main supplier of watermelon to Belarus

Published Sep 1, 2021

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Ukraine has emerged as the main supplier of watermelons to Belarus, replacing Russia, despite higher logistics costs, VAT rates, and packaging costs in Ukraine. The cost of Ukrainian Kherson watermelons is more competitive in the Belarusian market than Astrakhan watermelons, leading to a price difference of 0.22-0.23 $/kg. Belarus imports about 30,000 tons of watermelon annually and has been dependent on imports due to low domestic production. In 2020, Ukraine exported over 33,000 tons of watermelons to EU countries. It is anticipated that Ukraine may not increase watermelon exports in 2021 due to lower prices in the EU and a shorter sales season, but exports to Belarus could help stabilize producer prices in Ukraine.

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This was reported by east-fruit.com. "For the first time since 2010, Ukraine is becoming the main supplier of watermelon to the Belarusian market, displacing Russia from it. This event is more noticeable against the background of increasing the cost of logistics of watermelon from Ukraine to Belarus, higher VAT rates on fruit in Ukraine compared to Russia and additional packaging costs of $ 0.03 / kg, which actually corresponds to the cost of watermelon in Ukraine . Nevertheless, Ukrainian Kherson watermelon is now more competitive in the Belarusian market than Astrakhan watermelon, ”said Fedor Rybalko, a consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). According to price monitoring, for three weeks now the difference in wholesale prices for watermelon between the markets of Belarus and Ukraine has reached 0.22-0.23 $ / kg, 7.5 times higher than the cost of watermelon itself on shipment from the farm. Ultra-low prices for watermelon in Ukraine, of ...

Source: Agravery