Ukrainian apple is becoming a trend in sub-Saharan Africa

In the 2020/21 season, Ukraine increased apple exports to sub-Saharan Africa six times and increased exports to a record 630 tons. And although this is less than 4% of total apple exports, but the trend itself can not but rejoice, says Andrew Yarmak, an economist in the investment department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reports EastFruit. "It should also be noted that if in the 2020/21 season Ukrainian apples were supplied to only two countries in the region, last season the geography of exports included nine countries. This means that the apple from Ukraine is becoming increasingly popular in sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa, a nascent trend is emerging among fruit importers to import apples from Ukraine and interest in Ukrainian products is growing. Our colleagues from the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association confirm that there are more and more requests for apples from the countries of this region, ”said the expert. It is noted that in ...