Ukraine exported carrots to Saudi Arabia for the first time

Published 2022년 2월 22일

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In 2021, Ukraine exported a commercial batch of carrots to Saudi Arabia, marking a significant milestone for its vegetable export sector. The country exported 24 tons of carrots to Saudi Arabia in September, and its carrot exports to Belarus, the main market, increased by nearly three times to 11.6 thousand tons. Ukrainian carrot exports to Romania and Kazakhstan also doubled and tripled, respectively. Despite these achievements, the Ukrainian vegetable sector faces challenges such as lack of export market orientation and quality issues. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations emphasizes the potential of the Middle East market, which imports over 300,000 tons of fresh carrots annually, for Ukrainian vegetable growers.

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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2021 Ukraine for the first time exported a commercial batch of carrots to the Saudi Arabian market. In September 2021, 24 tons of carrots were sent from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia in sea containers. By the way, we wrote about the prospects for exporting carrots to Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Middle East three years ago. “The main problem of the Ukrainian vegetable sector is the lack of orientation of production to the needs of export markets. Since local supermarkets and wholesalers continue to sell products of extremely low quality, it is easier and more convenient for vegetable growers in Ukraine - after all, they do not have to invest in more efficient growing technologies, in more expensive equipment, in modern equipment for finalizing, cooling, sorting and packaging vegetables. However, the result of this simplicity is periodic price collapses, when the supply is even slightly higher than the needs of the domestic market, and in ...

Source: Eastfruit