Imported tomatoes on the Ukrainian market are on average 1.5 times more expensive than at the end of January 2022.

In Ukraine, interruptions in the supply of tomatoes led to an increase in their cost.

As the analysts of the EastFruit project reported,

the main supplier of greenhouse products to the Ukrainian market at this time of the year is Turkey, but in the last few weeks there were unfavorable weather conditions, which led to a significant decrease in the supply of greenhouse vegetables to foreign markets.

In particular, imported tomatoes are already on sale at UAH 65-73/kg, which is on average 10% more expensive than at the end of the last working week.

The main reason for the price increase, according to sellers, is that the offer of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has decreased to a minimum. Most greenhouse plants have already fully completed the sale of vegetables from the previous cycle. At the same time, the demand for these products remains consistently high.

Many market participants agree that such a price situation in this segment is a temporary phenomenon. They do not rule out that from the middle of February, selling prices in this segment will begin to decrease after the majority of Ukrainian greenhouse plants enter the market with a new turnover of greenhouse vegetables.

At the same time, today imported tomatoes on the Ukrainian market cost an average of 1.5 times more than at the end of January 2022.

Product price increase in Ukraine: main figures

In Ukraine, during the 11 months of full-scale war, the price of borscht increased by 21.22% to almost UAH 100. All borscht ingredients have significantly changed in price, and the cost of meat has increased the most – by 63.67%.

The price of carrots in Ukraine has seriously increased due to a reduction in supply on the market. Currently, local producers offer carrots for sale at UAH 20-25/kg, which is on average 17% more expensive than at the end of last week.

According to the State Statistics Service, prices for goods and services in Ukraine in 2022 increased by almost 23% on average. The increase in consumer prices for vegetables amounted to 68.5%, fish and fish products – by 30.3%, bread and bread products – by 29.7%. Prices for food products in general increased by 27.1%, for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products – by 17.4%.