Ukraine made a berry breakthrough on the Swiss market

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Ukraine made a real "berry breakthrough" into the very difficult Swiss market. The fact is that Switzerland is not part of the European Union, so the food market in this country is very protected from imports, and the requirements for product safety and quality are very high. That is why the first real success of suppliers from Ukraine in this market is an important milestone for the further development of Ukraine's expansion into the world markets of fresh and frozen berries. From January to November 2023 inclusive, Ukraine supplied Switzerland with 393 tons of frozen raspberries, which was 86% more than a year earlier, and 288 tons of other frozen berries, most likely wild blueberries, which was 63% more than the previous year. the period of 2022 itself. However, the biggest breakthrough occurred in the segment of fresh blueberries, the export of which increased 16 times and reached 100 tons. And although this is, as before, a relatively ...