Farmers of Chernihiv region are looking for investors to build an elderberry processing plant in Ukraine

Published 2021년 9월 21일

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The coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in demand for elderberry, a plant rich in vitamin C, on the international market. Ukrainian farms have capitalized on this trend by exporting thousands of tons of the berries last year, primarily to Japan and EU countries. The high demand has resulted in rising prices, making industrial cultivation of elderberries promising. Currently, most Ukrainian farms harvest wild elderberries for export. Last year, Ukraine exported 7.5 thousand tons of elderberries. The plant is used in the production of medicines, dyes, food products, and superfoods.

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This was reported by TSN. "The coronavirus pandemic has increased the demand for elderberry on the international market, because this product contains a large amount of vitamin C. Ukrainian farms responded to the trend and last year exported thousands of tons of berries. Currently, interest in elderberry is only growing, and prices for it are rising, so some farms are already planning to grow industrial plantations and process berries, "- said in a statement. Note that currently elderberry in Ukraine is mainly a wild plant. Most farms harvest berries for export, buying them from the public. However, if the price of the product remains high, industrial cultivation looks quite promising. "In Ukraine, there are many ravines, slopes, lands that are difficult to access for agricultural machinery. These areas are quite suitable for growing elderberries, "says Potapov. It should be noted that the total volume of elderberry exports from Ukraine last year amounted to 7.5 thousand tons. The ...

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