Greenhouse business in Ukraine, is there a chance to survive?

Published 2022년 2월 9일

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Ukrainian large-scale gas-fired greenhouses are facing closure due to cheap Turkish imports and high operating costs. The greenhouse sector relies heavily on imports, which are set to increase following a free trade agreement with Turkey, leading to lower local production prices and financial strain for domestic greenhouse businesses. High costs such as fertilizers and energy, especially with the switch to alternative fuels, exacerbate the challenge. The Ukrainian Greenhouses Association is working on restricting Turkish products, but the process may take another year. To survive, greenhouses need legal protection, subsidies, and energy independence solutions. The high cost of materials like metal for greenhouse construction is also threatening the sustainability of the industry.

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Large gas-fired greenhouses are on the verge of closure. And many small greenhouse businesses in Ukraine do not "weather". On the threshold - an even greater influx of foreign vegetables and fruits. Will Ukrainian greenhouses survive this confrontation? "After the signing of the agreement between Ukraine and Turkey on a free trade zone, the intervention of Turkish products in our country will be even greater. We are talking about $ 10 billion in imports - mostly vegetables and fruits. We still have a lot of Turkish products, - said Ivan Stefanyshyn, advisor to the director of Shuvar on agro-industrial complex. - In the market "Shuvar" greenhouse domestic vegetables and fruits - meager, but this ratio of imports and grown in the country applies not only to these products. The greenhouse sector is dominated by imports, which cost $ 800-900 million annually. Unfortunately, import volumes, as well as product prices, will grow. " Greenhouses of SOTEKO LLC. photo: lviv.dcz.gov.ua "If we ...

Source: Agravery