Too low prices remain the main problem for Russian and Ukrainian vegetable producers. The quality is still satisfactory though. This is indicated by Fruit-Inform’s mini-survey of vegetable growers in Ukraine and Russia. At the same time, farmers think that a slight temperature drop will only profit them. If the temperature remains relatively high in the second half of winter, farmers will most likely not avoid quality decrease of vegetables in unequipped storage facilities.
To attract purchasers some farmers are ready to lower prices, which haven’t changed in the last 2 weeks. This situation fully corroborates Fruit-Inform’s forecasts made at the Eighth International Conference “Fruits & Vegetables of Ukraine – 2011. New Exporter”.
Source: www.freshplaza.com