The import of potatoes to Ukraine jumped nearly 2 times

Published Dec 5, 2024

Tridge summary

Ukraine's vegetable harvest this year has been significantly lower than expected, leading to a notable increase in potato imports and a decrease in other vegetable imports. This is due to a decrease in the value of domestic vegetable supplies and a shift in activity and specialization of many enterprises. Turkey, Poland, and the Netherlands are the main suppliers of vegetables to Ukraine. The high prices of vegetables in 2022, which increased by 68%, are expected to continue due to the quality and quantitative decrease in various crops. However, the domestic market is expected to be largely supplied by its own production for most fruits and vegetables, especially those grown in accordance with the country's natural and climatic features.

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Original content

This year's vegetable harvest in Ukraine is shaping up to be well below expectations, so the country has been forced to increase purchases from foreign markets, with imported quantities of potatoes increasing significantly, while others have seen the exact opposite process, said Bohdan Duhnytsky, senior research associate at Department of Agricultural Production Economics and International Integration at the Ukrainian National Scientific Center "Institute of Agricultural Economics" at the VeggiFruits conference. Fruit and Vegetable Processing”, quoted by SEEDS electronic publication. "During the first 10 months of 2024 there was a decrease in the value of vegetable supplies in Ukraine, which affected the imported quantities. At the same time, the value of imports of fruit and berry crops remained at the level of 2023. As for the development of import purchases for the 10 months of 2024, in the group of vegetables, the fact that compared to last year potato purchases have increased ...

Source: Sinor