Fruit-Inform Project's fruit and vegetable index shows that fruit and vegetable prices decreased by 1.7% in Ukraine last week, after 11.3% slump a week earlier. In general, the price reduction trend continues to dominate in the Ukrainian fresh produce market since the mid-May of this year. Furthermore, this season is characterized by absence of seasonal price leaps often registered in summer. “Last week's improvement of weather conditions enabled to stabilize vegetable prices, and households' start of potato harvesting favored decrease of potato prices”, Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform Project, says. “Next week potatoes will be the main product, as households traditionally try to complete potato harvesting till early September”, the expert continues.
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