The first prices for raspberries for freezing in Ukraine have been announced; producers are shocked

Published 2024년 6월 17일

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Ukrainian raspberry freezers are advertising varied purchase prices for the upcoming season, with regions such as Vinnitsa and Khmelnitsky offering the lowest prices at 35 UAH/kg (about $0.85 per kg). Meanwhile, central and western regions are offering higher prices, with the Lviv region setting the average at 42-44 UAH/kg ($1.00-1.05 per kg). Despite these prices being higher than last year and rumors of increased prices on the foreign market, farmers are not satisfied. Analysts predict that quality raspberry prices will reach 50-70 UAH/kg ($1.2-1.8 per kg) in 2024, while the ongoing conflict has led to electricity shortages that could affect freezing and potentially increase costs. Despite these challenges, analysts believe that freezers could pay at least $1.5 dollars per kg for large wholesale quantities of raspberries, and Serbia, known for its high European frozen raspberry prices, has purchased raspberries at $1.8 US dollars per kg for the first batch.

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EastFruit analysts report that Ukrainian raspberry freezers are already announcing the first prices for the purchase of berries, although the season for purchasing wholesale quantities of raspberries for freezing is just beginning. Advertised prices often vary significantly between regions. In the central and western regions, prices are slightly higher, but in the regions between them, and especially in the Vinnitsa and Khmelnitsky regions, the price level for raspberries for freezing, announced by processors, tends to minimum values. How much are freezers going to pay farmers for raspberries to freeze? In the Lviv region, the average price is announced at 42-44 UAH/kg, which is equivalent to $1.00-1.05 US dollars per kg or about 1 euro per kg. The prices quoted by freezers in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions are slightly higher - closer to 45-50 UAH/kg or about $1.1-1.2 or 1.1 euros on average. But in the Khmelnitsky and Vinnytsia regions they talk about 35 UAH/kg, which is ...

Source: Eastfruit