Will high watermelon prices remain in Moldova in the second half of summer?

Published 2023년 7월 13일

Tridge summary

The Moldovan watermelon market is experiencing high prices for the start of the 2023 season, following a similar trend from the previous year. This is partially due to increased exports to Ukraine, although the supply to Ukraine is expected to be less than in 2022 because of expanded watermelon plantations in western regions. Despite some damage to melon plantations from hail, the domestic market is expected to be the most stable for Moldovan watermelon producers, with limited shipments to other markets and unlikely import deliveries in the second half of the summer.

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Original content

Last season, in terms of a number of characteristics, first of all - consistently high prices throughout the entire period of sales - was abnormal for the Moldovan watermelon market. The start of the 2023 season is also distinguished by high prices, so far even higher than at the beginning of the 2022 season. But how long will this situation last? EastFruit analysts suggest that there will most likely be no “price failures” in Moldova on the market of gourds in general and watermelon in particular. Last year, a relatively high price level for the Moldovan watermelon market was ensured by uncharacteristic exports to the Ukrainian market, which lost supplies of the famous Kherson watermelon. This year, according to the Moldovan fruit market operators, the supply of watermelon to Ukraine will also maintain the level of prices for it within Moldova itself, but to a lesser extent than it happened in 2022. At least because some western regions of Ukraine have significantly expanded the ...

Source: Eastfruit