The prospects for growing niche berries in Ukraine

Published 2022년 1월 31일

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Demand for the niche berry, elderberry, has increased in Ukraine due to its use in supplements for recovery from illness. However, experts do not anticipate widespread industrial cultivation due to legislative regulations and lack of planting material. Other niche berries such as honeysuckle, blackberries, and alpine strawberries have promising markets. The demand for sea buckthorn has grown, and there is potential for red currant and gooseberry. The development of niche berries in Ukraine will depend on the efforts of producers, traders, and processors.

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If we are talking about niche products, then Ukrainian berry producers have a fairly large selection of directions. These are blackberries, red currants, sea buckthorn, honeysuckle, etc. Recently, the demand for elderberry has also increased. There was talk about the industrial cultivation of this crop in Ukraine. Will it be possible to realize this intention and which areas are developing most actively today - writes SEEDS. Elderberry The EU and Japan have been actively importing frozen elderberries from Ukraine for several years. This is a wild berry. Experts believe that the increased interest in the berry is temporary. Even if industrial plantings of elderberry appear in Ukraine, this will not become widespread. In addition, laying plantations need legislative regulation. “First, you need to add elderberry to the list of agricultural plants. Today, the cultivation of elderberry in Ukraine on agricultural land, as far as I know, is illegal. This is a forest plant. It is ...

Source: Eastfruit