Investment in flash freezing is yielding results as Ukraine increased exports of fruits and berries by 80% this summer, hitting $35 million.

Investment in flash freezing is yielding results as Ukraine increased exports of fruits and berries by 80% this summer, hitting $35 million. With production increasing of strawberry, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, Ukraine exported 20,000 tons of berries in June through August, East Fruit Internet Portal reports. During the first half of this year, Ukraine exported $100 million of fruits and berries, 59% more than the first half of 2017, according to Ukraine’s Food Safety and Consumer Protection agency. With most exports going to the EU, a delegation of Ukrainian fruit and berry producers participated last week, for the first time, in Hong Kong’s Asia Fruit Logistica Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition