In Ukraine, tomato prices have reached UAH 90 per kg

Fresh Tomato

Vegetables

Ukraine

Market & Price Trends

Published Mar 25, 2024

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Unfavorable weather conditions, particularly in Turkey, have led to a reduction in the supply of tomatoes in Ukraine, causing an average price increase of 11%. This shortage of greenhouse tomatoes has enabled importers to hike prices. However, prices are expected to stabilize next week with an anticipated increase in supply from Turkey. Despite the recent surge, wholesale prices are still 10% lower than they were last year.

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On the domestic market of Ukraine, sellers were able to slightly increase the price of tomatoes and currently imported products in Ukraine are offered for sale in the range of UAH 78-90 per kg ($1.99-2.30/kg), which is on average 11% more expensive than at the end last week. This is reported by EastFruit. This price trend is related to the reduction of supply on the market of imported tomatoes, in particular production of Turkey against the background of a decrease in the volume of imports from this country due to unfavorable weather conditions. A week earlier, importers and wholesale companies were focused on the sale of tomatoes that they had purchased at the beginning of the month, but were unable to sell within the planned time frame. At the same time, fresh deliveries to the Ukrainian market last week were carried out in minimal volumes. Therefore, there was a shortage of greenhouse tomatoes, which allowed importers to raise prices. According to market participants, an ...

Source: Agropolit