UKRAINIAN CHAMPIGNONS MARKET DYNAMICS

Large and medium-sized market players produce хх-хх% of the production now, reducing the share of cottage industries to хх-хх%. The trend of companies’ consolidation is observed at the moment, what contributes to the stabilization of the market and makes it more predictable.

From 2009 to 2014 the volume of production of champignons in Ukraine increased by хх% and in 2014 amounted to 55.3 thousand tonnes. In 2015, the forecasted volume of growing is 63.6 thous. tonnes of champignons, which is хх% more than the last year.

In general, the dynamics of the market is positive, an average annual growth of the market according to various estimates is from х-хх% to хх%. The inaccuracy of the data is due to the fact that most of the small players in the market (in total produce about хх-хх% of production) operate informally, are «gray» market players. The most likely option of the industry development is trend toward consolidation of small enterprises, their legalization, which will lead to the creation of a corporate structure, as a reaction to the need to ensure the growing needs of domestic and foreign consumers. This is a reflection of global trends. Market saturation at constant internal and external conditions is expected in the long term perspective.

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Preparation date of the market review – May 2016