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WHAT HAPPENS WITH BERRY CROP?

WHAT HAPPENS WITH BERRY CROP?

DROUGHT AND LACK OF WORKERS IN KEY "BERRY" REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THREATENS THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE BERRY HARVEST IN 2020. ACCORDING TO FORECASTS OF THE BERRY UNION (UNITES MORE THAN 50 PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS, ETC.), RUSSIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND FARMERS THIS YEAR WILL REDUCE THE PRODUCTION OF COMMODITY BERRIES BY AT LEAST 20%, TO 15 THOUSAND TONS PER YEAR. AND THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE INITIAL FORECAST WAS MORE THAN OPTIMISTIC, BERRY PRODUCERS PLANNED TO HARVEST 20% MORE CROPS THAN IN 2019. BUT THE PANDEMIC COVID-19 WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DUE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES AND THE WORST DROUGHT IN THE ALTAI TERRITORY, KABARDINO-BALKARIA, THE KRASNODAR TERRITORY AND THE SUBJECTS OF THE CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT, LED TO THE FACT THAT THE BERRY HARVESTING SEASON SHIFTED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COLLECT IT ON THEIR OWN. A PARTICULARLY ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HANDS WAS FELT IN FARMS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE DAL FROM LARGE SETTLEMENTS. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY SOLVED BY THE HARVEST, THEN FEW PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE PLANT PROCESSING IN THE SPRING. DIRECTOR OF TULA GARDEN LLC YEVGENY MITNITSKY SAYS THAT THE COST OF SEASONAL WORKERS' SERVICES THIS SEASON HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED, TO 2.8-3.2 THOUSAND RUBLES. PER PERSON PER DAY. SUCH COSTS CANNOT BE RECOUPED ON BERRIES, SO THE COMPANY REFUSED TO COLLECT PART OF THE ALREADY RIPENED CROP, HE EMPHASIZES.

ALL THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN PRICES FOR FRESH AND FROZEN BERRIES. VKUSVILLE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIST SERGEI KIM SAYS THAT THE COMPANY PREDICTS AN INCREASE IN BERRY PRICES, BUT CANNOT YET NAME THE NUMBERS.

SUBSEQUENTLY, RISING PRICES FOR FRESH BERRIES AND FREEZING WILL MOST LIKELY LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES FOR PROCESSED PRODUCTS: BERRY CONCENTRATED JUICES, MASHED POTATOES AND SUBLIMATED BERRIES.

FINE UNION LLC SELLS CONCENTRATED BERRY JUICES AT FAVORABLE PRICES:

• BLACKBERRY CONCENTRATE 65% BRIX

• BLUEBERRY CONCENTRATE 65% BRIX

AND

• BERRIES DRIED WHOLE OR PIECES

INFORMATION ABOUT FULL RANGE OF CONCENTRATED JUICES IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN ASK FOR DETAILS BY PHONE: 7 (812) 640-01-60

дата публикации: 30 Сентября 2020 г.

отредактировано: 20 Октября 2020 г.

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