Ukraine is among the 5 largest exporters of frozen raspberries in the USA

Published May 14, 2024

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In the past year, Ukraine has emerged as one of the leading suppliers of frozen raspberries to the US, overtaking countries like Poland, Belgium, France, China, and Morocco. Exporting 265 tons from April 2023 to March 2024, it trails only Serbia. This shift from trial to consistent exports is especially significant given the challenges Ukraine faces, including war. The country's raspberry cultivation area has remained stable, and processing capacity has increased, offering optimistic price forecasts for producers. The growth in exports to the US is seen as a positive step towards export diversification, reducing reliance on the Polish market.

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According to the results of the last 12 months, Ukraine entered the top 5 suppliers of frozen raspberries to the US market, surpassing all non-American suppliers, except Serbia. This is reported by EastFruit. From April 2023 to March 2024, inclusive, Ukraine exported 265 tons of frozen raspberries to the US market. It is noted that at the end of 2023 there was a radical change from single trial deliveries to systematic export in batches of 2-3 sea containers per month. This was enough to overtake such systematic exporters as Poland, Belgium, France, China and Morocco in terms of export volume in the US market. "Just 10 years ago, Ukraine practically did not export frozen raspberries at all, the world market was completely dominated by the USA and Serbia. Only in 2018-19, that is, only about 5 years ago, Ukraine began to exert some influence on the global raspberry market, and today it has real chances to claim world leadership in this business," commented Andriy Yarmak, economist ...

Source: Agrotimes