In Ukraine, a significant decrease in prices for Chinese cabbage has been recorded — current prices have approached the cost of cultivation. The main reason for this drop is the difficult situation in the vegetable freezing sector, which has severely limited the sales opportunities for products in the domestic market.
This is reported by Finway
“The current state of the market does not allow for the effective realization of the volumes of produced goods.”
Price Dynamics and the State of the Vegetable Market
As recently as 2025, Ukrainian producers were selling Chinese cabbage for 10–12 hryvnias per kilogram. However, even these prices provided only minimal profit, which significantly lagged behind pre-war levels. Experts emphasize that the domestic market currently cannot consume all the produced goods due to a reduction in processing capacities, particularly in the vegetable freezing segment.
Processing Issues and Industry Prospects
Some vegetable freezing enterprises remain in temporarily occupied territories, while others have been damaged due to hostilities. This has led to a noticeable reduction in processing capabilities and, consequently, affected the overall market balance. Despite this, demand for Ukrainian frozen products abroad remains stable, which opens up prospects for the industry in the event of recovery or expansion of production capacities.
The sown areas for Chinese cabbage currently remain stable; however, due to low profitability, a slight reduction may occur in the next season. Producers are forced to operate with almost no profit, hoping for the restoration of processing infrastructure and stabilization of demand in the future.