Imported pears are more expensive in Ukraine due to the low harvest in Europe

Current pear stocks in the main producing countries are 22% lower than the average of the previous 5 years. Yevhen Kuzin, an analyst of the fruit and vegetable sector of the EastFruit project and an international FAO consultant, shared such data with the Ukrainian Gardening magazine. "Imported pears are more expensive than last year due to the low harvest in EU countries and, accordingly, low stocks in warehouses," the expert said. Commenting on other positions of the market of imported fruits, the active season of which reaches the last days before the mass event of domestic fresh products, Yevhen Kuzin also noted that the active season of tangerine consumption in Ukraine ended at the end of February, and now small lots from Turkey, Greece and Egypt are offered on the market as an assortment. There are no local grapes in commercial ...