Imports of citrus fruits and bananas to Ukraine are growing
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Published Sep 8, 2020
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Ukraine has increased imports of citrus fruits and bananas, which account for 39% and 29%, respectively, of total imports of fresh fruit and berry products.
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This is stated in the message of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association. So, for 6 months of 2020, Ukraine imported 181.7 thousand tons (+ 7%) of citrus fruits with a total value of $ 129.3 million. For comparison, a year earlier, similar indicators were 169.7 thousand tons and $ 101.9 million, respectively. Foreign purchases of bananas have also increased compared to the previous season. If in the first half of last year 149.2 thousand tons of these fruits were imported, with a total value of $ 85 million, then this season supplies reached 174.3 thousand tons (+ 16%) in quantitative terms and $ 96.2 million in value terms. “There is nothing surprising in the increase in imports of citrus fruits and bananas, because the consumption of these products in Ukraine is growing every year, and the dynamics of growth in the volume of foreign supplies of these items has been traced over the past few years. In addition, the growth of imports this season was stimulated by the economic ...
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