Record prices for onions will go down in a few months, says the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture
Fresh Onion
Vegetables
Ukraine
Published Jun 6, 2023
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Onion prices in Ukraine will stabilize in a few months, after the start of the new harvest. Since farmers have increased by 25-30% the sowing of borscht vegetables, including onions, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky reported.
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"In two or three months, the main onion harvest will begin, and the peak of very high prices will end. Next, there will be a stabilization of the price. It is impossible to predict until the end, because of the weather, which will be favorable or not. But there is definitely an understanding that the price of onions can decrease." Vysotsky noted. There are no more high-quality onions left: prices for the vegetable are rising rapidly The reason for the record prices for onions this year was that 80% of the commercial cultivation of the vegetable was concentrated in the Kherson region. But because of the war, this crop did not reach the Ukrainian market, and a deficit arose. We remind you that at the end of May, ...
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