Watermelon prices in Ukraine hit record high
Now prices of high-quality watermelons are varying between UAH 4.00-4.50/kg (EUR 0.13-0.15/kg), and nonstandard produce is offered at least at UAH 2.50/kg (EUR 0.08/kg). As a result, prices have increased by 60-70% since the beginning of this week.
It should also be noted that current prices of Ukrainian watermelons are on average 6.3 times as high as in the same period of the previous season and have already reached their record high. For comparison, the previous maximum was registered in August 2014, when prices did not exceed UAH 2.30/kg.
Such high prices are connected with a significant decrease in Ukrainian watermelon production due to an abnormally hot second half of summer.
Source: fruit-inform.com
