The first tomatoes from Ukrainian greenhouses have already gone on sale; they are more expensive than imported ones

In the current week, which started on April 15, the first batches of greenhouse tomatoes from local plants arrived on the market of Ukraine. A year earlier, the season started an average of one and a half weeks later. However, the collection of this product currently remains small due to unfavorable weather conditions, analysts of the EastFruit project report. It is noted that the first batches of greenhouse tomatoes are offered for sale by Ukrainian plants at UAH 120-140/kg ($3.02-3.52/kg), which is on average 67% higher than in the same period last year. According to forecasts of market participants, the first large batches of tomato plants will be able to be shipped no earlier than the beginning of May. There are also imported tomatoes produced in Turkey on the Ukrainian market. Market participants report that Turkish products are offered for sale much cheaper than from local greenhouses. Prices for imported products are announced in the range of UAH 70-80/kg ($1.76-2.01/kg). ...