Poland increases cucumber imports from Ukraine
According to Info-Shuvar, hothouse cucumber prices at the beginning of January, 2017, were around the same as February of last year, being sold for 43-45 UAH/kg (1,48-1,55 EUR/kg). During the same period, Polish greenhouse grown cucumbers were being sold for 2,3-2,55 EUR/kg at “Bronisze” in Warsaw.
In 2015, Poland replaced Belarus as the largest export destination.
The biggest competitors for Ukraine in Poland are Turkey and Spain, with Turkish cucumbers having the advantage of a lower price. After the Russian embargo, Turkish suppliers were also forced to start looking for new buyers and markets.
However, Ukrainian suppliers assume that Ukrainian cucumbers may be a great competitor for the Turkish produce because of the good price-quality relation. Still, it will be successful only if it well prepared for sale as it is a premium quality produce that should be carefully selected and packed.
Ukraine exported to the UE a record-breaking amount of cucumbers 2016, with imports coming in around 2300 tons, compared to a little more than 1000 tons in 2015.
For more information:
Oksana Kozak
Shuvar
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