The expert predicted the prices and harvest of raspberries in Ukraine

Published Aug 30, 2024

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The raspberry harvest in Ukraine is expected to be lower this year due to hot weather and a shortage of pickers, leading to a significant increase in raspberry prices. The president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, Taras Bashtannyk, has reported that prices have doubled or tripled compared to last year. Prices for the lowest quality raspberries from households are now 2.5 times higher than last year, while industrial enterprises are supplying quality raspberries to factories for an average of 75-80 hryvnias per kilogram, a substantial increase from the 35-40 hryvnias per kilogram of last year.

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Due to the hot weather and the lack of pickers, this year's raspberry harvest will be lower than last year. And raspberry prices are 2-2.5 times higher, predicted Taras Bashtannyk, president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association. This is reported by Seeds. "Raspberry harvest, I think, will be lower than last year, given the weather conditions and the obvious shortage of people. And raspberry prices, on the contrary, will be higher than last year's, twice, even two and a half times," said Taras Bashtannyk. He clarified that there is a certain part of raspberries of the lowest quality - from households, which they currently sell for 35-40 hryvnias. "On the other hand, a year ago, the same households, not respecting their labor, sold it for 20 hryvnias. Therefore, we are talking about the fact that this year, even for them, the price is twice as high," the ...

Source: Agrotimes