Fruit exports were up 16% by value during the first half of this year y-o-y

Fruit exports were up 16% by value during the first half of this year y-o-y, pacing last year’s 17% growth, reports Ukraine’s Agrarian Economic Institute. Apples and pears were up 75% to 42,000 tons. Walnuts were up 74% to 33,000 tons. Frozen fruits were up 28% to 18,000 tons. Of the $116 million in sales, the biggest buyers were: Turkey — $18 million; France — $11 million; Poland — $10 million; Belarus — $9 million; Iraq — $7 million; Italy and Greece — $5 million; and Germany $4 million. The EU buys about half of Ukraine’s fruit and berry exports.