Ukraine was able to increase exports of frozen berries in 2020

Published 2021년 3월 19일

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In 2020, despite challenges in the fresh berry export market, Ukraine saw a slight increase in exports of frozen berries, reaching 44.6 thousand tons, up from 43.5 thousand tons the previous year. The main exports were blueberries, other wild berries, and raspberries. Deliveries of frozen blueberries decreased by 16%, while raspberries were exported in almost double the amount of the previous year. Strawberry exports saw a significant decrease, while blackberries and mulberries saw a 56% increase. Poland remained the main market for Ukrainian frozen berries, with a 20% increase in imports, and there was also a notable increase in supplies to Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. China continued to be the main market outside the EU, increasing its purchases of Ukrainian frozen berries.

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Despite all the difficulties of the berry season in 2020 and the fall in exports of fresh berries, Ukraine still managed to slightly increase the export of these products in frozen form. This was reported by EastFruit. Thus, last year Ukrainian producers were able to export 44.6 thousand tons of frozen berries, while a year earlier exports amounted to 43.5 thousand tons. The main categories of Ukrainian exports were blueberries with other wild berries and raspberries. Note that supplies of frozen blueberries from Ukraine decreased by 16% to 20.6 thousand tons, while frozen raspberries the country managed to export almost one and a half times more than a year earlier (18.5 thousand tons). Also, deliveries of frozen garden strawberries fell quite significantly, by almost a third, to 2.7 thousand tons, and exports of blackberries and mulberries rose by 56% to a record 2.6 thousand tons. Poland in 2020 remained a key market for frozen berries from Ukraine and increased imports of ...

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