KIEV: Ukraine’s imports of strawberries reached 7-year low in 2014 after a fall of 74% year-on-year.
Greece traditionally led in strawberry exports to Ukraine with the share of 68% in Ukraine’s total imports. The Netherlands and Turkey accounted for 10% and 7%, respectively. Ukraine also remained a net importer of strawberries in 2014, despite an increase of 50% in exports.
Such cardinal changes in the Ukraine’s strawberry foreign trade balance were registered thanks to both an increase in internal production of strawberries and growth in prices of imported produce in view of the devaluation of the national currency.
In 2015 Ukrainian growers will be able to compete with imports as much as possible.
