MINSK, 5 September (BelTA) – The first 100 tonnes of fresh apples has been successfully sold via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), the BUCE press service told BelTA.
The apples were bought by a leading Belarusian confectionery company from a Belarusian trading company that supplies raw materials to the food industry. The company had previously concluded deals to sell dried mushrooms via the exchange platform.
“Fresh apples have not been sold via BUCE up till now. The trade session was organized upon the buyer’s request on the basis of the purchase bid it had submitted. In addition to the publication of the appropriate advertisement on the website of the exchange all the accredited suppliers of fruits and vegetables were notified about the forthcoming trade session. It allowed satisfying the demand of the domestic enterprise for raw materials in time and in full,” the BUCE press service commented.
BUCE arranges trade sessions to sell fruits and vegetables two times a week as part of the regular trade sessions that sell food raw materials, groceries, fruits, and vegetables. In January-August 2025 the trade turnover of this segment of the mercantile market reached Br63.5 million, which was twice as much as in January-August 2024.
In January-August 2025 the top sellers in terms of the sums of completed transactions were complex food additives, a starter culture for making dairy products, refined deodorized sunflower oil, cocoa powder, and palm olein. The trade sessions that sell food raw materials, groceries, fruits, and vegetables mainly sell goods of Belarusian and Russian producers.
The public joint-stock company (OAO) Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange was established in 2004, with its first trading session conducted in June 2005. BUCE is one of the largest mercantile exchanges in Eastern Europe. Its key function is to assist Belarusian companies with exporting their products and assist foreign companies with entering the Belarusian market. The commodity exchange facilitates trade in metals, timber, agricultural products, and a broad choice of industrial and consumer goods.
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