Ukrainian nutmeg pumpkin conquers Europe and the Middle East

Published 2021년 2월 18일

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In 2020, Ukraine achieved a significant growth in its fresh nutmeg pumpkin (butternut squash) exports, setting a new record with a 76% increase to nearly 2 thousand tons, generating revenue of 783.6 thousand US dollars, largely from exports to the UK. Despite Brexit, Ukrainian pumpkin supplies to the UK increased by 20%, reaching 972 tons, and the country's total imports exceeded 70 thousand tons. Ukraine also increased its pumpkin exports to Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, and the UAE, indicating potential for market expansion. The growth in pumpkin exports is part of a larger trend of increasing exports of various fruits and vegetables from Ukraine, with the FAO and the EBRD playing a role in this expansion.

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Ukraine has found an attractive export niche, which it has been actively developing for several years - the export of fresh nutmeg pumpkin (butternut squash). Moreover, Ukraine supplies it mainly to the most demanding of possible markets - the United Kingdom. This was reported by EastFruit, writes agronews.ua. EastFruit analysts note that, despite Brexit, in 2020 Ukraine was able to once again sharply increase pumpkin exports and set a new export record for the year. According to the results of 2020, the export of pumpkin from Ukraine increased by 76% to almost 2 thousand tons. Moreover, compared to the volume of deliveries only five years ago, the export of Ukrainian pumpkin increased more than 12 times, as in 2016 Ukrainian exporters sold only 164 tons of pumpkin abroad. In monetary terms, the pumpkin brought Ukrainian exporters 783.6 thousand US dollars in revenue, of which about half a million - is revenue from supplies to the UK. Last year, the UK imported about half of all ...

Source: AgronewsUA