According to analysts from the EastFruit project, citing market participants, prices for last year’s potatoes in Ukraine have been gradually increasing since the beginning of last week.
As of today, producers offer potatoes of the 2025 harvest at UAH 6–12/kg ($0.14–0.27/kg), depending on quality, variety, and batch size, which is on average 15% higher than at the end of the previous working week. Market operators say that farmers are able to raise prices in this segment due to a seasonal decline in supply amid stable demand.
It is also worth noting that wholesale companies often complain about the shortage of high-quality potatoes from producers, which prevents them from forming sufficient commercial volumes.
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Despite this situation, last year’s potatoes in Ukraine are still sold at nearly 60% lower prices compared to the same period last year. At the same time, many market operators do not rule out further price increases, as the share of lower-grade potatoes remains quite high this season, while stocks in households continue to decline rapidly.
More detailed information about the development of the potato and other fruit and vegetable markets in Ukraine is available on the EastFruit website.
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