Domestic demand for Jerusalem artichokes is developing rapidly in Ukraine

Ukraine's domestic Jerusalem artichoke market is developing rapidly. In previous seasons, farmers sold fuel pellets from the crop to EU countries, but now most products are sold at home. According to eco.rayon.in.ua. “If you grew Jerusalem artichokes, sold the lower part, and granulated and burned the upper part, the heating will cost you zero in winter. I think this is great at such energy prices. Any gas boiler can be converted without significant changes to another type of fuel, "said farmer Vasyl Stefyuk. The farmer has been engaged in Jerusalem artichokes for 8 years. According to him, at the beginning of planting he did not use the whole culture, because he did not know what to do with the tops. Although now he is processing it into pellets. "The situation in the energy market has changed. Energy cultures are interesting and developing all over the world. But the results bring for the fourth year. We in Ukraine do not have such long funds and such patience. And the ...