In the first half of 2020, Ukrainian exports of fruit and berry products decreased by 18%
Fresh Apple
Published Aug 11, 2020
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In the first half of 2020, Ukraine exported $ 95 million worth of fruit and berry products. This is 18% less than in the corresponding period last year, said a senior researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics and International Integration of the National Research Center "Institute of Agricultural Economics" (Kiev , Ukraine) Bogdan Dukhnitsky.
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"As before, more than 95% of the value in the commodity structure of Ukrainian exports of products of this group continues to form walnuts (peeled and in shell), frozen fruits (mainly berries), as well as pome fruits," Bohdan Dukhnitsky said. The main reason for the decline in income of Ukrainian fruit exporters was the reduction in sales of these commodity items compared to 2019, the specialist explained. At the same time, supplies abroad of walnuts decreased by almost a third - from 33 thousand tons to 22 thousand tons. Exports of apples and pears decreased more than 4 times - from 42 thousand tons to 10 thousand tons. At the same time, sales in foreign markets of frozen fruits and berries of Ukrainian production decreased by 5% - from 18 thousand tons to 17 thousand tons. The main sales markets for Ukrainian exporters this year are France (products sold for $ 12 million), Poland ($ 11 million), Germany ($ 7 million), Turkey ($ 6 million), Belarus ($ 5 million), Austria ($ 5 ...
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