In 2025, the apple harvest in Ukraine will decrease by 7.6% compared to last year, to about 1 million tons, according to the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) in its annual report Prognosfruit 2025.
The decline is primarily due to spring frosts that affected a number of European countries. In Europe, the most serious decline is expected in Greece (-51.5%), Romania (-39.5%), and Serbia (-26.7%).
At the same time, production is expected to increase in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Belgium, which will partially offset the decline in the affected countries.
According to WAPA estimates, total apple production in the European Union in 2025 will amount to 10.46 million tons, which is 7.5% below the average level of recent years but almost at the level of 2024. Among the varieties, the largest declines are expected for Red Delicious (-19.2%) and Idared (-8.8%), while Golden Delicious will decline by only 0.9% and Gala will maintain last year’s volumes.
At wholesale markets of Ukraine this week there was recorded a decrease in selling prices for pears from local farms, analysts of the EastFruit project report. The reason for this price situation, according to market participants, is the seasonal increase in the supply of these products on the market, while the demand of wholesale companies for these fruits remains inactive.
Thus, today pears from local farms on the Ukrainian market are offered for sale in large wholesale at UAH 15-30/kg ($0.36-0.73/kg), which is on average 25% cheaper than a week earlier. According to the results of regular monitoring, prices for pears in the current season continue to gradually decline, starting from the middle of August this year, which is a consequence of constantly increasing supply of products on the market.
It should be reminded that in the current season due to milder weather conditions in winter-spring period in Ukraine, the average yield in the pear segment has significantly increased. As a result, a significant increase in production had a negative impact on the price situation on the market. As an exception here we can single out Vinnitsa region of Ukraine, where in spring of the current year producers lost 30% and more of future fruit crop due to frost and hail. But in general, this had little effect on the overall market condition in this segment.
If we compare the situation on the pear market in Ukraine with other countries of the project monitoring region, it is in this country that the most affordable pears are currently on sale. This fact once again shows the growing interest of Ukrainian gardeners in growing these fruits in the last few seasons.
It should be noted that today the selling prices for pears in Ukraine are already on average 32% cheaper than in the same period last year. You can get more detailed information about the development of pears and other fruit and vegetable products market in Ukraine by subscribing to the operative analytical weekly – EastFruit Ukraine Weekly Pro. Detailed information about the product can be found here.
Source: https://east-fruit.com/novosti/tseny-na-ukrainskie-grushi-na-32-nizhe-proshlogodnikh/
