Achi news desk-
Despite the ongoing blockade of the Ukrainian border by the Poles and Russian aggression, Ukrainian gardeners and trading companies continue to improve the possibilities of exporting fresh apples. In particular, EastFruit analysts calculated that large wholesale batches of fresh apples were sent to 22 countries on different continents in January, writes agronews.ua.
Already in the near future, this geography may expand even more with the launch of shipping containers from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, which became possible thanks to the almost complete destruction by the Ukrainian defenders of the Black Sea fleet from the invaders .
Returning to the export of apples from Ukraine in January 2024, we note that 2.5 thousand tons of products were sent to the United Arab Emirates in one month, which made the Emirates the main sales market. And this is despite the problems with logistics in the Red Sea. It is interesting that the first three places among the main buyers of Ukrainian apples in January were occupied by the countries of the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iraq accounted for more than 60% of the supply of these fruits.
Uzbekistan remained fourth among the most important apple sales markets from Ukraine, which bought hundreds of tons of Ukrainian apples every month, starting from September 2023. But the fifth place was taken by Turkey, which is among the world leaders in apple exports. According to market participants, Turkish companies buy Ukrainian apples of red varieties (“Gala”, “Red Delicious”, etc.) for re-export to India, the market of Ukraine still does not have direct access.
The largest European importer of fresh apples from Ukraine was Sweden, which took only sixth place in the ranking. At the same time, Sweden bought similar amounts of products consistently throughout the season.
It is encouraging that Malaysia took sixth place, where the Ukrainian apple is gradually returning after the full invasion of Russia. Even in such a remote market, despite the huge logistical problems created by the Ukrainian exporter Poland and the Houthis in the Red Sea, Ukrainian apples remain competitive in terms of price and quality!
Jordan, Oman and Georgia occupied the next three places among the largest apple importers in January. It is also worth noting the steady growth of apple exports from Ukraine to Bangladesh, which could become an important market in the future.
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