In the Ukrainian market, the range of vegetables is expanding. Shortages of summer vegetables and high demand have raised their prices. Young beetroot is offered for 1-1.20 euros, carrots sell for 1.50 euros. Young potatoes and onions cost around 1 euro. Expensive garlic is sold for up to 3 euros per kilogram. The first aubergines appeared on the markets at 2.5 euros.
Cucumbers have risen in price by 100% over the week. Tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli increased in price by 50%. Zucchini and cauliflower have gone up by 25%.
Blackcurrant and Currants are sold for 3.5 euros per kilogram, and sweet cherries, apricots, and peaches cost from 1.5 to 2.5 euros per kilogram. The most expensive is blueberry at 10 euros per kilogram. Apples are offered for 0.50 euros per kilogram.
The market is well-supplied with cabbage. Due to favorable dry weather for harvest after heavy rains in Western Ukraine, cabbage prices have decreased by an average of 16% over the past week. According to analysts, white cabbage is now 14% cheaper in Ukraine than in the same period in 2022. Farmers predict that this trend of lower prices for cabbage will continue until the end of summer.
Source: agronews.ua