Top 5 varieties of apples in Ukraine that are in demand abroad

Published 2024년 11월 26일

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Volodymyr Gurzhiy, head of USPA Fruit, recommends planting export-focused apple varieties such as Gala, Golden, Red Delicious, Fuji, and Granny Smith. Since 2017, Ukraine has been exporting apples but faces logistical challenges, particularly in 2024. This year, a smaller harvest and increased apple prices in both fresh and processed markets are noted, influenced by a reduced European harvest and a crisis in the orange concentrate market. Gurzhiy describes the apple market as overheated, with high prices likely to continue, and advises maintaining consistent sales throughout the season to establish reliability as a supplier.

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The head of the export company USPA Fruit, Volodymyr Gurzhiy, said this, writes AgroTimes. The expert advised planting orchards with export-oriented varieties of apples. First of all, Gala, especially her striped clones. In second place - Golden, in third place - Red Delicious and its dark-colored clones, in fourth place - Fuji, in fifth place - Granny Smith. The expert noted that the systematic export of apples from Ukraine began in 2017. These were deliveries to European countries, the United Arab Emirates. Delivery to the UAE was a mega challenge, because no one knew how to deliver Ukrainian apples to overseas countries. In the years that followed, there were several logistical challenges that were successfully overcome. But the most upheavals happened in 2024. "This season we have a smaller harvest, an expensive apple for the fresh market, an expensive apple for processing, a gradual and constant increase in product prices since the beginning of the season," Volodymyr Gurzhiy ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua