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Ukraine reduces frozen blueberry exports
Ukraine has reduced frozen blueberry exports in the first half of the season 2014/15, according to Fruit-Inform.
Ukraine's exports totaled just 8,700 tons in July-December 2014, a decrease of 14% year-on-year.
The EU countries traditionally were the leaders in imports of Ukrainian frozen blueberries. However, changes in geography of imports should also be noted. Poland and the Netherlands led in imports in the first half of the season 2013/14. However, in the same period of this season, Czech Republic became the second largest importer thanks to purchase of a large Ukrainian processor of berries, which had previously accounted for about 5% of Ukraine's total exports of frozen blueberries.
Poland managed to remain the leader in imports, Italy ranked third, and the Netherlands were just the fourth largest purchaser.
The Ukrainian frozen berry market analysts connect a year-on-year decrease in Ukraine's exports with lower production of frozen blueberries due to a sharp increase in prices of raw berries. We would remind you that blueberry prices were at least 50% higher year-on-year during the procurement season.
It should also be noted that Ukrainian processors plan to raise their production of frozen blueberries in the next season in case prices of raw berries are affordable. More detailed information about the Ukrainian frozen berry market developments will be presented at the 6th International Conference «Berries of Ukraine-2015: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market». The conference will be held on May 21-22, 2015, Kiev, Ukraine.
More detailed information about the event is available on www.fruit-inform.com.
Would you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
tel: +380 562 320795 (ext. - 341)
cell: +380 96 5836323 (Ievgen Kuzin)
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