In Ukraine, there is a critical shortage of storage facilities for vegetables.
The rapid increase in vegetable prices, as was the case last year, is not expected to happen in Ukraine this year. This opinion was expressed by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, according to the ministry’s statement reported by agronews.ua.
He noted that farmers in central, western, and even northern regions of the country have started to systematically grow vegetables. “This year we have grown enough vegetables. The question now is whether we will be able to preserve them, as there is insufficient infrastructure for storage until spring, and it cannot be built very quickly. Therefore, seasonal price fluctuations for vegetables may still occur,” explained the First Deputy Minister.
Taras Vysotskyi also spoke about investments in the processing industry. Despite the war, this sector is developing, and several dozen factories have already been launched or are in the process of being launched this year.