The collapse of prices in the blueberry market in Europe: A market overview from EastFruit

Published 2023년 7월 12일

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The blueberry season has started in Poland and Ukraine, while it has ended in Georgia. Despite initial pessimistic forecasts, the blueberry harvest is expected to be high and of good quality in the region. However, prices for blueberries have plummeted in Ukraine, causing concerns for producers and raising questions about their ability to survive and continue developing at such low prices. Poland remains the leading producer and exporter of blueberries in the analyzed countries, but they are also facing challenges such as decreased yields and the need to lower prices to increase exports.

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The blueberry season has begun in Poland and Ukraine, the two largest producing and exporting countries of this berry in Eastern Europe. In Georgia, the season has actually ended - the last batches are being sold on the market. Before the start of the season, there were many pessimistic price forecasts, given the rapid growth in the area under the berry. Therefore, EastFruit project analysts have prepared an overview of the blueberry market in the EU countries as a whole, as well as separately in Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. It should be noted that in the countries of Central Asia, blueberries are still expensive exotics and are almost not grown, although the first commercial plantations have already appeared, and in Moldova, the area under the berry remains relatively low. But Ukraine, Poland and Georgia for three grow and export quite significant volumes of this berry. Harvest and the impact of weather conditions on production volumes and quality Despite the rather cold ...

Source: Eastfruit