Blueberry is becoming popular and will continue to fall in price in Ukraine

Fresh Blueberry

Fruits

Ukraine

Published Dec 29, 2022

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Traditionally, blueberries are grown in the north, west and partly in the center of Ukraine. It is not produced in the south and east. Therefore, the occupation of territories did not affect the balance of this culture in any way. The harvest of the mentioned berry this year is very high - 30-40% higher than the forecasts, the blueberry is becoming a "popular" berry and its prices are falling. This was emphasized by the president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA), Taras Bashtannyk, SEEDS reports.

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Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter It was, of course, also bad - there were a lot of blueberries, and the consumption markets were much smaller. After all, there are no resorts where blueberry "went" before, as such. In addition, many able-bodied people went abroad. Lokhina could not follow them. Because the logistics were very expensive and long due to queues. And blueberries are such a perishable product, - emphasized the specialist. Blueberry exports still took place, but they were at the level of last year. Current production volumes were higher than last year. What can you say about consumption figures. As a reminder, considering the lack of a large amount of fresh berries, the price of strawberries this year was not low. It was not actually frozen. In general, this year Ukraine does not export or process strawberries much, but the fresh market demand for them was satisfied. For several years in a row, blueberry has consistently taken one of the ...

Source: Landlord