In Ukraine, prices for beets have started to rise.

This week, the market in Ukraine has seen a trend of rising prices for table beets, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. According to market players, the price increase is due to a noticeable rise in trading activity in the segment of these root vegetables. At the same time, most farms have suspended sales of high-quality beets in anticipation of even higher price increases. Read also: Organic "Viagra": how a traditional Ukrainian vegetable became a global trend Currently, Ukrainian farms manage to ship these vegetables in the range of 6-11 UAH/kg ($0.14-0.25/kg), which is on average 15% more expensive than a week earlier. Several factors allow farmers to increase the selling prices in this segment. First of all, the increased demand for this product contributes to the price increase: beets are actively purchased by both wholesale companies and retail networks. At the same time, the supply of this product on the market is somewhat limited, as some farms prefer to ...