Ukraine is experiencing a severe shortage of large vegetable storage facilities, leading to increased imports of vegetable products and price fluctuations in the domestic market. Experts emphasize that the construction of small storage facilities cannot significantly impact the situation.
This is reported by Finway
Shortage of Vegetable Storage Facilities After Military Actions
The problem of insufficient powerful vegetable storage facilities has become particularly acute since 2022, when a significant number of such facilities were destroyed or fell under occupation, especially in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions. This is where some of the largest storage facilities were located, capable of holding between 15,000 and 25,000 tons of vegetables.
“To fully supply the country with its own vegetable products, up to 120 large vegetable storage facilities with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 12,000 tons are needed. At the same time, during the full-scale war in Ukraine, only two such facilities have been built,” said MP and member of the parliamentary Committee on Agricultural Issues Dmytro Solomchuk.
Innovations in Vegetable Crop Cultivation
Alongside the challenges in harvest storage, the demand for niche vegetable crops is growing in Ukraine. In particular, the agricultural company TVK Seed Agrocompany, operating in the Kyiv region, conducted an experiment this year and harvested the first crop of green mung beans from one hectare. This legume, popular in Asian countries, shows good prospects for the Ukrainian market, and the company plans to continue developing this direction next year.