Why nobody needs Ukrainian potatoes, even despite the very low price?

Fresh Common Potato

Vegetables

Ukraine

Published Mar 14, 2023

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Ukrainians consider their potatoes to be the best and most delicious. Why, then, a car with Ukrainian potatoes, even at the lowest price in the wholesale market of Tbilisi, where the consumer is very loyal, especially now, to products from Ukraine, is sold with great difficulty and for a very long time, while a car with potatoes from Egypt, offered in times more expensive, sold instantly? Let's try to figure it out.

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First of all, what is happening with potato prices in Ukraine and how critical is it to sell it for export? After all, a couple of years ago, Ukraine imported huge volumes of "second bread", which became a real information bomb for that time. As you can see in the chart above, potato prices in Ukraine are the lowest in recent years for this period of time. On average, potato prices are one third lower than the average level for the first decade of March. Given the sharp increase in the cost of growing potatoes in 2022, it is easy to assume that potato growers do not earn much on this crop at the moment. Moreover, the Ukrainian producers themselves claim that the wholesale prices for potatoes at the moment do not cover the cost of growing tubers. Why are potato prices in Ukraine so low? In 2022, Ukraine, despite the war, was able to harvest a high potato crop. Moreover, not only farmers received a high yield, but also households. Given the armed aggression of Russia, many residents ...

Source: Eastfruit