This week, Ukrainian farmers began to quickly raise prices for table beets, project analysts say. Eastfruit... Against the background of high demand for products, this fact immediately provoked imports. The first consignments of beetroot from Poland appeared on the Ukrainian market.
According to EastfruitDuring the week, prices for table beets increased by one and a half times, and today Ukrainian farmers are ready to ship them at a price no less than $ 0,34-0,45 / kg. Market participants explain the rise in prices by the limited supply of beets on the market. Many growers have put the root vegetable in storage in order to sell it in the spring at the maximum price.
This week traders have already started deliveries of Polish beets to Ukraine, today the volumes of these products are small, and the selling prices for imported beets are $ 0,30-0,32 / kg.
On average, table beets on Ukrainian farms are 3,3 times more expensive than at the end of November last year. If Ukrainian farmers do not want to sell it, then imports of beets from Poland could rise sharply from next week.