EastFruit analysts report that in the first seven months of 2020, China sharply reduced imports and sharply increased exports of fresh apples. In January – July 2020, apple imports to China decreased by 41% compared to the same period in 2019 to 55 thousand tons, but it was still higher than in 2018. The leading […]
Read MoreConsidering the export of fruit and berry products from Ukraine, walnuts, frozen berries, and apples constitute a significant part of exported products. This opinion was expressed by the Director of Development of the Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA), Kateryna Zvereva, in a commentary to Agravery. She noted that for six months of 2020, these products’ […]
Read MoreFruit production in Georgia is increasing. However, what fruits, berries, and nuts do Georgian gardeners prefer? To identify trends, EastFruit experts analyzed the change in perennial crop production in Georgia in 2019 compared to the 2016-2018 average based on data provided by the National Statistics Office of Georgia. However, there is a need to take […]
Read MoreAnalysts at the EastFruit project reported that this week, Ukrainian gardeners began harvesting the first Gala apples in the country’s southern regions. It is worth noting that Gala variety is the earliest of the so-called “autumn varieties” of apples that can be stored. It should be noted that the beginning of the sale of […]
Read MoreOver the past week, prices for an early apple in Ukraine have decreased slightly, according to analysts of the EastFruit project. At the same time, according to the producers, the harvest of the early apple in the current season will be slightly lower than last year due to the wave of spring frosts. According […]
Read MoreIn the US, producers fear that the plan for apple export may be frustrated. The United States can begin a new apple season, having in storage large volumes of 2019 apple harvest. About this, in particular, writes the Journal of Business with reference to Todd Freiver, a president of the Washington Apple Commission (WAC). […]
Read MoreUkrainian farms set prices for the first batches of early apples at 15-24 UAH/kg ($0.56-0.89/kg), which is on average almost 2 times more expensive than at the beginning of last season. EastFruit project analysts report that gardeners in the southern region of Ukraine have begun harvesting an early apple. According to the producers, the […]
Read MoreThe price of cherries often exceeded the price level of the last year. Analysts at EastFruit project report that last week most gardeners in Ukraine announced the end of the cherries season. This information is also confirmed by wholesale companies, which reported a lack of supply of this berry in local farms. Last week […]
Read MoreAccording to EastFruit project analysts, this weekend, wholesale prices for Ukrainian sweet cherries have more than halved. At the end of last working week, wholesale prices for good quality cherries in the Kyiv markets “Stolichny” and “Troyeshchina” kept in the range of 75-80 UAH / kg, and high-quality products were offered at a price […]
Read MoreAccording to estimates by Andriy Yarmak, an economist in the investment department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the global market for fresh apple and apple concentrate can suffer huge losses due to coronavirus and low oil prices. This means that gardeners will have a very difficult season, even despite […]
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