Main points
- In Ukraine, prices for white cabbage of the 2025 harvest have increased significantly due to reduced stocks and high demand, reaching 8-15 hryvnias per kilogram.
- In supermarkets, cabbage prices vary: Metro 19.90 UAH/kg, Megamarket 31 UAH/kg, Novus 14.89 UAH/kg, Auchan 22.90 UAH/kg, Silpo 23 UAH/kg, ATB 27.49 UAH/kg.
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Prices for last year's white cabbage in Ukraine have risen sharply this week. The reason was a shortage of products amid declining farm stocks and consistently high demand.
Farmers sharply raised cabbage prices
In Ukraine, prices for white cabbage of the 2025 harvest began to rise rapidly. As EastFruit analysts report, the market has entered an upward trend due to a seasonal reduction in the supply of vegetables.
Currently, producers are selling last year's cabbage for 8-15 hryvnias per kilogram. On average, this is 75% more expensive than a week ago. At the same time, demand for the vegetable remains high, which allows farmers to continue to revise prices upwards.
There are fewer and fewer vegetables from the 2025 harvest on the market
Market participants attribute the price increase to a shortage of products. Most Ukrainian farms have already completed sales of cabbage from the 2025 harvest, and those farmers who still have vegetables are selling only the remaining batches.
Despite the current price increase, white cabbage is still 77% cheaper on average than at the beginning of May last year. At the same time, sellers do not rule out that prices will continue to rise, as the volume of products on the market is rapidly decreasing.
What are the current prices for cabbage in stores?
According to the Ministry of Finance, the following prices for cabbage have currently been set in supermarkets of large Ukrainian chains:
- Metro 19.90 hryvnias per kilogram;
- Megamarket 31 hryvnia per kilogram;
- Novus 14.89 hryvnias per kilogram;
- Auchan 22.90 hryvnias per kilogram;
- Silpo 23 hryvnias per kilogram;
- ATB 27.49 hryvnia per kilogram.
Carrot prices have risen sharply in Ukraine: stocks are almost exhausted
The exact same situation as with cabbage is currently occurring on the carrot market. Due to reduced stocks, prices for carrots are rising.
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Carrot prices in Ukraine increased by 22% due to a reduction in storage stocks.
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In supermarkets, carrot prices range from 19.90 to 24.20 hryvnias per kilogram.
At the same time, analysts remind that last year the situation on the market was similar, but then carrots were much more expensive. On average, prices for quality products were 3.2 times higher than now.