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Ukrainians should prepare for the rising prices of vegetables, berries, and fruits by the end of summer. Due to spring frosts, the yield of several crops has significantly decreased. Director of the Lviv Department of Agro-Industrial Development, Lyudmyla Honcharenko, told agronews that early vegetables, rapeseed, and especially the berry and fruit group, including currants, blueberries, cherries, plums, and sweet cherries, were most affected by the weather. According to her, losses for strawberries in some farms reached up to 50%. It is noted that the yield of the berry and fruit group will decrease by an average of 20-22%, which will impact prices, raising them by 20-30%. At the same time, she pointed out that for farmers who planted zucchini, potatoes, and beets, losses are estimated at 10-20%, so prices will rise this summer. "The overall picture in the food market looks pessimistic. Some areas remain unsown, and some crops, such as winter rapeseed, are lagging in development, ...

Prices for popular last year's vegetables in Ukraine continue to rise. For the second week in a row, beets are becoming more expensive, with prices increasing for both last year's produce and beets from the current harvest. EastFruit project analysts noted that last year's vegetable has risen in price from 30-33 to 45-50 hryvnias per kilogram, and this year's - from 50-55 to 55-60. At the same time, early potatoes in Ukraine have begun to get cheaper - from 70-80 to 45-65 UAH/kg, while prices for last year's potatoes have increased from 18-25 to 23-25 UAH/kg. Meanwhile, despite seasonal depletion of stocks, producers were forced to lower onion prices from 25-26 to 23-25 UAH/kg. Tomatoes were sold more expensively than a week earlier. Prices for this popular vegetable jumped from 55-90 to 60-110 UAH/kg. At the same time, the cost of zucchini decreased from 63-73 to 30-65 UAH/kg, and radishes - from 25-30 to 22-25 UAH/kg. Prices in the greens segment mostly increased. Asparagus ...

The Defense Ministry's procurement agency "State Logistics Operator" announced food product purchases for the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the second half of 2025 totaling 22.5 billion hryvnias. The Defense Ministry reported this. The defense department ensured the allocation of necessary financial resources for early procurement announcements in the Prozorro system, which will allow organizing quality food services in the troops during the second half of this year. Procurements have been announced for delivery to all regions, except Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, where an updated supply model is in effect. The new contracts provide for enhanced quality control, including mandatory laboratory tests for sweet cream butter and hard cheeses, which have been leaders in the number of complaints from servicemembers. Now, products in these categories will not be able to enter the Armed Forces without an official protocol from an accredited laboratory. This will help reduce the number of ...