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Over the week, prices for vegetables and fruits in Ukraine have changed in various ways. Thus, the cost of carrots continues to decrease. Analysts from the EastFruit project noted that the lower price limit for carrots has decreased from 11 to 10 hryvnias. At the same time, prices for beets have started to rise - the lower price limit has jumped from 9 to 10 hryvnias. In addition, tomatoes have become cheaper, from 22-50 to 15-30 hryvnias per kg, while sweet peppers have become more expensive - the upper price limit has increased from 45 to 60 hryvnias. More expensive than the previous week were sold Peking cabbage - prices jumped from 25-30 to 28-45 hryvnias per kg - and cauliflower - from 15-50 to 25-65 hryvnias per kg. Also, prices for broccoli decreased from 50-70 to 40-65 hryvnias per kg, and for zucchini - from 15-28 to 10-25 hryvnias per kg. Greens, except for green onions, which remained within the same limits, have become cheaper. Thus, wholesale prices for dill fell from ...

"Potato Agro" company is preparing to launch Ukraine's first potato processing plant for fries, reports agroportal.ua. The enterprise is being built in Cherkasy region, part of the equipment has been delivered, and the start of production is planned for early 2026. The plant's capacity will be around 150–180 thousand tons of potatoes per year. According to Olga Lonskaya, the director of "Potato Agro," almost nobody in Ukraine is growing potatoes specifically for fries, so the company decided to gain this experience. "There are only 2-3 varieties in the State Register of Ukraine for seed material for fries. We are currently trying to select other varieties that will definitely undergo testing to understand whether they will grow in our fields," she noted. The launch of the plant is of strategic importance: it will reduce Ukraine's dependence on imported finished potato products, create new jobs, and stimulate the development of the agro-processing industry even in difficult conditions.

Potatoes in Ukraine have come under threat due to an unusually warm winter, late spring frosts, and a lack of moisture.