“In Ukraine this week, retail prices for carrots decreased by an average of 10% and amount to UAH 23-30/kg.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
In Ukraine this week, retail prices for carrots decreased by an average of 10% and amount to UAH 23-30/kg. This is reported by EastFruit. It is noted that producers are increasingly forced to go through stocks of root crops, while the percentage of rejects is much higher than last year. This problem is especially acute now for farmers whose warehouses are not properly equipped. Producers are forced to make such price adjustments even with a limited supply of quality carrots on the market.Advertisement: Carrot prices are also falling due to low demand for medium and low-quality vegetables. Wholesalers and retail chains purchase them only in small batches, explaining this by slow retail sales. At the same time, producers noted that problems with the quality of vegetables this season are caused by unfavorable weather conditions during the growing season and harvesting. Since July 2024, there was a dry heat in Ukraine, which hindered the development of plantations. In autumn last year, due to the rains, farmers were forced to store vegetables with high humidity. Despite the decrease in the price of carrots, project analysts noted that currently these root crops in Ukraine are offered for sale at an average of 2.2 times more expensive than last year. Advertising: She also reported that currently 80% of those registered in employment centers are women, and this is quite remarkable. challenge In addition, the standard mechanism, when an employer submits a job and the service selects people, does not work now. “Now, employers need to offer, for example, partial compensation for housing rent, perhaps pay the rent in full, offer a social package, insurance. Now it’s just a salary that doesn’t work, even UAH 35,000 doesn’t surprise anyone,” Zhovtyak is convinced. Read also: Potatoes have risen in price by 200%. Why are vegetable prices rising in Ukraine and what will happen next?