Medicinal herbs are grown by farmers of Western Ukraine as an alternative to borscht vegetables

Published 2023년 3월 11일

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Farmers in western Ukraine are shifting their focus from growing vegetables for borscht to cultivating medicinal herbs, due to the potential for higher profits over a period of three to five years. Despite the challenges of this market, there is growing demand from countries such as the USA, Japan, China, India, and EU countries, especially Germany, Bulgaria, and Poland. The herbs, including elderberry, valerian, nettle, plantain, and sage, are primarily grown for export. The market experienced a collapse due to the full-scale invasion, but prices have been increasing both in Ukraine and the EU, with arnica and dried cornflower petals being the most expensive.

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In recent years, farmers in western Ukraine have retrained from borscht vegetables to growing medicinal herbs. This market is difficult, but promising, profits from the sale of herbs - in three to five years. This is reported by the High Castle. It is noted that today there are 10 companies working on this market, growing herbs on fields with an area of more than 2,000 hectares. "There is a trend for healthy food, and medicinal herbs and spices are precisely in this area. The global herb market is growing year by year. Despite the war, the buyers of our herbs are USA, Japan, China, India and EU countries, most often Germany, Bulgaria and Poland. The demand for herbs is growing, but so are the requirements for the quality of raw materials. There are many different analyzes of herbs to make it to international markets. In particular, there is a demand for herbs with the "Organic logo". There have been cases where farmers have sprayed the grass with pest spray, and when it was ...

Source: Superagronom