This week, wholesale prices for cucumbers in Ukraine have started to decline again, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. Sellers describe this step as a necessary measure due to the unusually low demand for greenhouse cucumbers in mid-December.
Currently, greenhouse cucumbers are being sold at 80-110 UAH/kg ($1.92-2.64/kg), which is on average 11% cheaper than the previous week. Market operators attribute this price drop to wholesale companies and retail chains increasingly refusing to purchase large batches of greenhouse cucumbers, citing low retail sales. As a result, significant volumes of unsold products have accumulated in warehouses, with their quality deteriorating.
However, it is worth noting that greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine are still, on average, 21% more expensive than during the same period last year. Most market operators consider this situation temporary and do not rule out the possibility that prices in this segment may start to rise again as early as next week.
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