Ukraine keeps setting new records in the export of apple concentrate, EastFruit reports. Despite all the difficulties of working in a warring country and problematic logistics, Ukrainian exporters of apple concentrate are strengthening their positions in the global market, with the EU and the
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EastFruit analysts highlight reduced inflation in Georgia. While we were used to seeing an annual difference of 10% or more in the general price level, or inflation, for quite some time now, the change in the overall price level in March 2023 amounted to only 5.3%. Alarmingly, a year-over-year
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The exports of carrots from Morocco continue to grow steadily, and their volume has grown by almost 1.5 times in 2022, as well as in January 2023, EastFruit reports. At the same time, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the key export destination for Moroccan carrots, unlike many other fruit and vegetables. read more

Moldova exported just over 19 000 tonnes of apples in March this year. This is more than the February exports (almost 15 000 tonnes) but significantly less than the average level of March exports over the past five years (about 25 000 tonnes), EastFruit notes. In March 2022 – the initial
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The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today rush to sell stocks of old cabbage before the massive sales of early cabbage start, and market
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Before the Easter holidays, Ukrainian greenhouse plants once again increase selling prices for cucumbers, EastFruit project analysts report. In addition to the pre-holiday rush, prices in this segment are kept up by the slowing down of cucumber ripening in most greenhouses due to cloudy weather
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By the end of 2022, Egypt exported a record volume of potatoes to the countries of Southeast Asia, EastFruitreports. Indonesia remained the main destination for their supply, and exports more than doubled last year. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine received the first large batch of onions from Kyrgyzstan this week. According to preliminary estimates, the volume of the imported batch of onions is estimated at almost 150 tonnes. read more

This season, the traditional downward trend in prices for imported strawberries on the Polish wholesale market began in mid-February, when the volumes of Spanish strawberries sold there began to increase with a big delay. However, the average wholesale price for imported strawberries offered in
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Turkish experience in the development of pooling of foldable boxes will be even more interesting and relevant for the countries of our region, primarily for Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, than the experience of the European Union. The experience of Turkey is very
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Over the past week, wholesale prices for yellow and red greenhouse bell peppers in Uzbekistan have risen sharply. As a result of their rapid increase over the past three months, prices for bell peppers have caught up with prices for meat. The main reason is the huge loss of bell pepper crops in
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The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. read more

The only avocado orchard in Georgia established as an experiment by the Georgian agricultural company Geonuts Company in 2021 failed. The conclusion was made by the company’s specialists that assessed the seedlings after the second winter they endured. read more

According to EastFruit, a large batch of Egyptian onions harvested in 2023 has arrived in the wholesale markets of Georgia. They are offered in bulk at 90 US cents per kg, but there are onions on the market at a lower price, so Egyptian onion sales are not doing well. read more

EastFruit analysts note that avocado keeps becoming more and more popular in Georgia. In 2014, the country imported only 40 tonnes – the number increased to 830 tonnes in 2022, and the annual import value exceeded $1 million for the first time. Import statistics for the first two months of
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Brokers of Moldovan insurance companies claim that in 2023, the number and amount of insurance transactions for cherry, sour cherry, apricot, and peach orchards against spring frosts decreased by 1.5-2 times compared to last year. The main reason is the amendments with administrative
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The EU, one of the main markets for oranges from Egypt, sharply reduced the volume of purchases in the 2021/22 season, EastFruit reports. Egyptian exports to the EU fell to the lowest level in at least five years and were 25% lower than in the previous season. read more

Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This season, it became available in retail sales about a week earlier at an average price of 2.4
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Another increase in the price of greenhouse cucumbers has been recorded in Ukraine this week, according to EastFruit project analysts. The price rise is due to the increased demand for cucumbers given against a rather limited supply. Over the past week, the harvest of cucumbers in greenhouses
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For several days now, consumers in the capital of Uzbekistan have been able to buy ultra-early potatoes of the current year’s harvest from film greenhouses. However, this novelty of the season became available about a month later this year and at an average price 1.5 times higher than last
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