Tomato prices rise in Ukraine due to lack of supplies from Turkey

Published Feb 22, 2023

Tridge summary

The availability of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has dropped, with suppliers planning to start new sales in late March. The decrease in supply is attributed to a reduction in tomatoes from Turkey. As a result, the price of imported Turkish tomatoes has surged by 16% in a week, retailing between UAH 85-100/kg ($2.32-2.73/kg). This increase has led to imported tomatoes being 1.8 times more expensive on average compared to the same period last year, with a potential for further price hikes.

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This week, the supply of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has decreased again, according to EastFruit project analysts. Most Ukrainian representatives of greenhouse complexes reported that they plan to start mass sales of a new turnover of tomatoes at the end of March. At the same time, the supply of these products from the external market also decreased. This was primarily due to a reduction in the supply of tomatoes from Turkey. Thus, the representatives of wholesale companies got the opportunity to once again increase selling prices for imported products. So, today, tomatoes produced in Turkey go on sale in the range of UAH 85-100/kg ($2.32-2.73/kg), which is 16% more expensive on average than a week earlier. See also: In Ukraine, the price of carrots has risen again According to key market players, the supply of Turkish tomatoes this week was small and irregular, while demand in this segment, on the contrary, continued to grow. All these ...

Source: Eastfruit