Ukraine: Watermelon imports grow 13-fold
So, for the first 9 months of 2017, Ukraine purchased 650 tonnes of melons on the foreign market, which is 3.5 times more than in January-September of the previous year. At the same time, imports of watermelons grew 13-fold. During the period at hand, 958 tonnes of this product were imported into the Ukrainian market, compared to just 74 tonnes in the first 9 months of 2016.
According to APK-Inform analysts, this significant increase in the supply is the consequence of a significant decline in the country's melon production due to anomalous heat in the second half of the summer. Furthermore, the growth of imports has also been a result of the unprecedentedly high prices for melons in Ukrainian farms. It is worth recalling that this product has rapidly become more expensive since the beginning of August. As a result, by the end of the summer, prices reached record levels. Ukrainian growers have been selling watermelons for prices 6.3 times more expensive than a year earlier.
Source: fruit-inform.com
