In 2024, the area under berry and fruit crops increased in Lviv region, Ukraine

Published 2024년 12월 30일

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The Lviv region in Ukraine has seen a slight increase in the area dedicated to fruit and berry plantations, reaching 13.7 thousand hectares in 2024, an increase of 0.6 thousand hectares from the previous year. Businesses have planted an additional 0.3 thousand hectares, bringing their total to 2.0 thousand hectares. The region has also seen an expansion in new plantings of fruit and berry crops, covering 222.5 hectares. The production volume in the horticulture sector is projected to rise by 7.3% to 157.3 thousand tons, with a yield increase of 3.8% to 114.7 tons per hectare. There has been a notable increase in the yield of blueberries, apricots, raspberries, apples, and garden strawberries. However, the director of the department of agro-industrial development of the Lviv OVA, Lyudmila Goncharenko, emphasized the need for improvement in post-harvest processing to enhance product quality and market timing.

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The area of fruit and berry plantations in the fruit-bearing age in farms of all categories of the Lviv region (Ukraine) at the end of the current year is 13.7 thousand hectares, which is 0.6 thousand hectares more than in 2023, EastFruit reports with reference to the message of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Lviv OVA on Facebook. For business entities, these areas are about 2.0 thousand hectares, which is 0.3 thousand hectares more than in the previous year. It is also noted that the area of new plantings of fruit and berry crops among business entities is 222.5 hectares. In the structure of plantings in farms of all categories, fruit crops occupy 80%, berry crops - 12%, and nut crops - 8%. Read also: Potato demand and prices have decreased in Ukraine According to operational data, the gross production volumes in horticulture in 2024 amount to 157.3 thousand tons, which is 7.3% more than the gross harvest last year. The yield of fruit and berry crops also ...

Source: Eastfruit