Ukrainian farmers talked about productivity, cost per hectare and profitability of the main crops in 2023

Published 2024년 2월 4일

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Ukrainian farmers faced a challenging year in 2023 due to the unprofitability of most grain crops, despite good yields. Some farmers reported the best harvests in years due to improved technology and favourable weather conditions. However, concerns over future crop prices and market saturation were raised. Oleg Begmat, the general director of the Orach State Enterprise, reported varying yields for different crops, with plans to increase soybean and rapeseed crops despite high costs. The company will continue to cultivate corn due to its necessity for crop rotation.

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The year 2023 turned out to be more difficult for Ukrainian farmers than the first year of the full-scale invasion — 2022. The cultivation of most grain crops turned out to be unprofitable, although the productivity of most of the main crops was quite good. Efforts were focused mainly on survival. This is stated in the article "High harvests did not give a margin, but a loss - the experience of Ukrainian farmers" on Kurkul.com. The results of the season in terms of yield, profitability, changes in technology, crop rotation and plans for the future were shared by Ukrainian farmers - graduates of the "Cultivary" educational platform. As Gennadiy Gadzovskyi, the owner of the Vasyuta gas station (Volyn region), pointed out, this year's wheat yield was below average, while rapeseed yield was above average, and sunflower yield was closer to maximum. "We reduced the area of rapeseed by 25%, wheat by 25%, sunflower by 10%. Soy has been increased proportionately for further use as feed on ...

Source: Superagronom