Incredible prices for vegetables in Ukraine began to decline rapidly. Some farmers managed to make good money from this, while others decided to make vegetable growing almost the main direction of the economy.
However, long-term and stable income from vegetables cannot be expected if farmers are not ready to invest in the construction of vegetable storage facilities. Andriy Marushchak, commercial director of Van Dijk Technics, spoke about this in an interview with SEEDS.
– Since the beginning of the war, prices for certain vegetables, in particular onions, have been very high in Ukraine. Now the situation has changed radically, vegetables have become cheaper. Did Ukrainian farmers manage the situation and take advantage of it?
– This season has been very indicative for growing vegetables, and now all farmers are beginning to understand this. When an empty space appears on the market, it does not remain empty for long. It is clear that everyone will immediately rush to grow the same, say, onions that were in short supply last year, because only from the farmer they were sold for 40-50 hryvnia ($1,1 – 1,32)
Everyone was quickly imprisoned on a wave of inspiration. Who planted, who sowed, with the expectation of making money. And that’s okay! When a farmer sees a year of very high prices, then vegetables, for example, onions, are a product that is very easy to multiply and produce a lot of it, literally at once..
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