EastFruit analysts have conducted a unique study of the retail trade of fruits and vegetables in Ukraine that allowed to digitize all the main sales channels for fresh fruits, berries and vegetables for the first time.

“While working on the study, we encountered a number of surprises that shed light on many seemingly illogical decisions of supermarket chains in this area. We also identified the top 20 vegetables and fruits sold in supermarket chains, determined the volume of the sales and their proceeds, and even made a rating of Ukrainian supermarket chains in terms of vegetable and fruit sales. Our analysts also used statistical indicators to estimate the revenues of the cash market in horticultural business in Ukraine and key reasons for this phenomenon for the first time” says Andriy Yarmak, economist at the Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

“This will be of interest to all supermarket chains, as it will help them understand their strengths and weaknesses in the market. After all, it is the produce department that is the key to the successful food retail business in modern realities. In addition, based on the study, we discovered new opportunities for growers (vegetable, potato, berry growers, etc.) to develop production and sell at higher prices. Naturally, it will be useful to importers and traders of vegetables and fruits, too. We will also tell them about the tools to select partners among supermarket chains right in order to reduce the potential risks of non-payment for the goods delivered” the FAO expert explains.

Leading experts of Ukrainian retail and horticultural business will also share forecasts for the development of the fruit and vegetable trade in such sales channels as online sales, cooperation with the HoReCa segment and processing.

The research results will be presented at the international conference “Retail Forum-2021” on December 2, 2021 in Kyiv within the framework of #FTradeClub. You can register for the conference here. The event is supported by the Ukrainian Horticultural Association, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO.

After the Retail Forum, a Trade Forum will take place, where the main national and regional supermarket chains in Ukraine will have direct B2B negotiations with growers and traders on the supply of fruits and vegetables.

Сообщение Fresh produce trade in supermarkets of Ukraine: revenues, trends, structure and forecasts появились сначала на EastFruit.

A presentation of one of the first pilot AKIS Agricultural Service Centers (National Center for Knowledge and Innovation in Agriculture) took place in Yukori Chirchik district of Tashkent region (Uzbekistan) on April 2, 2021. This center, as well as other similar AKIS centers, which will be established and opened in 2021 and 2022 in all regions of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, are part of the Agriculture Development Strategy until 2030. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan notes that in each region, AKIS Agricultural Service Centers may have their own unique formats of providing services.

Earlier, on March 30, 2021, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban paid a visit to the AKIS Agricultural Services Center in the Tashkent region, where the Agricultural Services Center and the joint Uzbek-Hungarian Potato Research Center were solemnly opened.

A presentation of the new AKIS Agricultural Services Center was held in the Tashkent region on April 2, 2021. “The AKIS Center is our first step in integrating agricultural sector and science,” the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev noted. – We adhere to the idea that “there is no modern agriculture without science, innovation and education.” The center of agricultural services in the Tashkent region and everything that is presented there has a popular name AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovations System). We create and develop this system in cooperation and with the support of the European Union, the World Bank and other international donor organizations. It is important for us that farmers visiting the center feel at home, receive both knowledge and necessary services through the public or private sector, and can also purchase the necessary agricultural products here – from large equipment and technologies to fertilizers. But not only farmers will be able to receive the necessary knowledge through AKIS centers, we are focused on training and transforming of all state organizations in the agricultural sector. We understand that at first we might face some problems, shortcomings and time is needed to fully adjust and adapt this new system. We are ready to listen to every guest who is willing and able to contribute to the development of the Center and the industry, and we are ready to create all the necessary conditions for this mechanism to work effectively.”

“The fundamental element that unites all AKIS systems in the EU and other countries of the world is the desire to involve people and organizations to promote mutual learning, creativity, exchange of knowledge and information on agriculture,” the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Uzbekistan Charlotte Adrian said at the presentation of the Center for Agricultural Services in the Tashkent region. “It is important to use these centers to improve the living conditions of individuals, in particular women, and to ensure the sustainable use of our precious natural resources.”

Guide to the AKIS agricultural services center in Tashkent region

The AKIS Center is a new and unique platform for Central Asia, offering more than 100 types of agricultural services to all types of farmers and creating conditions for private local and foreign agriculture companies striving for effective direct communication with its target audience.

Thus, representatives of the agricultural sector can access a variety of services, including laboratory, consulting and legal matters, purchase agricultural products of a wide range, strengthen or establish new contacts and connections with other industry participants in the universal center of agricultural services in the Tashkent region.

• In the PAVILION OF STATE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, you can get consulting services and other support from state-owned enterprises in 17 agricultural areas, including banking, legal services, etc.
• In the “LABORATORIES” sector with representatives of 14 research institutes and laboratories of the agricultural sector, you can get up to 45 types of services in 5 areas (plant protection/geochemistry and soil analysis/certification of agricultural products/seed production of agricultural crops/veterinary services).
• Workshops, lectures and trainings with local and foreign experts have already begun in the EDUCATIONAL AND LECTURE HALL. Some halls are equipped for conducting direct online interviews with foreign agribusiness experts. To date, lectures of Hungarian, Turkish and Chinese experts have already been held for farmers and agricultural students.

Around 20 foreign experts from Great Britain, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Australia, France, Russia and other countries will provide consulting assistance in the AKIS Agricultural Services Center.

• Farmers can use the services of OUTDOOR MOBILE LABORATORIES in 9 different ways thanks to equipped vehicles:

1. Quality laboratory (certification) of food products
2. Soil and Fertilizer Analysis Laboratory
3. Plant clinic laboratory
4. Veterinary laboratory
5. Drones and IT Lab (Geoinformation)
6. Laboratory for water management (water analysis, installation of irrigation equipment)

1. Plant protection services (sprayers)
2. Agroservice (repair of agricultural machinery)
3. Landscaping.

• A PAVILION OF PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES “AKIS – AGROXIZMATLAR” is another promising sector in the AKIS Center. The market for goods and services in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan is now actively expanding and developing. Farmers can get acquainted with the offers of leading private local and foreign companies in the field of agricultural machinery, irrigation technologies, chemicalization, seed production, etc., and conclude lucrative contracts in this pavilion.

To date, 20 companies are represented in the pavilion.

The AKIS Agricultural Services Center is ready to further develop cooperation with the private sector, creating conditions for active communication of agricultural companies with farmers.

• The agricultural market AGROBOZOR (at the end of the Center for Agricultural Services) is a convenient platform for both producers who need direct access to their target clients, and farmers that can receive detailed information on various agriculture products. They can also purchase these goods there.
• DEMO-SITE (in the inner part of the AKIS Center), where modern equipment from local and foreign producers is presented, allows to get acquainted with current offers and a huge range of agricultural machinery in a short time and in detail.
• AKIS EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION FIELDS, located next to the Center for Agricultural Services in the Tashkent region, cover 72 hectares of agricultural land. It houses modern demo greenhouses, refrigerated warehouses. 8 varieties of potatoes and 10 varieties of cotton, various types of cereals, melons and vegetables are grown and studied on the plantation areas.

In the premises of the Akis Center in Tashkent Region is located also first joint UZBEK-HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER OF POTATO FARMING, where Hungarian specialists, working closely with Uzbek scientists, provide assistance in the study and cultivation of virus-resistant and other types of potatoes, using IN VITRO technology.

In the near future, the AKIS Agricultural Services Center is to be opened in the Fergana region.

Сообщение One of the first centers of agricultural services launched in Uzbekistan появились сначала на EastFruit.

Analysts of the EastFruit project reported the rise in prices for blueberries in Ukraine this week. The main reason for the upward price dynamics is the reduction in the supply of blueberries amid strong demand. Many growers have reported that they have completed the season for the summer varieties of this berry.

At the same time, gardeners currently selling late varieties of blueberries have had the opportunity to hike the prices of their products again. As a result of these price adjustments, blueberries on the Ukrainian market are offered for sale for UAH 150-220 / kg ($ 5.46-8.01 / kg), which is, on average, 10% more expensive than a week earlier.

It should be noted that blueberries are currently one of the most promising niche berry crops in Ukraine. According to experts, at the moment, blueberry is the leader among berry crops in terms of area expansion.

“The reason for such an interest of Ukrainian gardeners in growing blueberries lies in the consistently high prices for this berry on the domestic market and the active demand for it from the European Union countries, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. It should be noted that the consumption of blueberries continues to grow continuously, not only in Ukraine but throughout the world. – comments on the situation Olexander Khorev, head of the project “APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits.” “Almost all large manufacturers have either already certified their production in accordance with the requirements of international standards, or are planning to do so in the near future to gain access to foreign markets.”

As a reminder, a detailed overview of the current situation on the blueberry market in Eastern Europe and the prospects for the next five years will soon be available in the study “Tall Blueberry Market in Eastern Europe – 2020“. The study will be released on August 25, and for more detailed information, you can refer to the “APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits” project:

Yevgeniy Kuzin: +380 96 583 63 23, eugenekuzin@gmail.com

Aleksandr Khorev: +380 67 634 39 80, fruit.chief@fruit-inform.com

Сообщение Ukraine: Reduction in supply of blueberries provoked an increase in prices in this segment появились сначала на EastFruit.