Ukraine: Spontaneous production of radishes is difficult to control

The vegetable that is clearly associated with spring is a juicy radish. It is usually sown in open ground in mid-April and harvested in May. However, this product has already appeared on Ukrainian markets and on supermarket shelves. All because it is actively grown in greenhouses, as well as imported - from Poland, Belarus, Israel, Italy. Greenhouse radish is a somewhat demanding product that needs moisture, heat and nourishment. Therefore, sellers do not worry about the quality and content of nitrates in imported radishes. It is difficult to speak about safety of a radish of a domestic radish. About 10% of the amount received is provided by enterprises, the rest falls on small farms and personal farms, which are difficult to control. The price per kilogram of imported Italian radish in Kyiv is currently UAH 40 / kg, Israeli radish is UAH 10 more expensive - UAH 50 / kg. Odessa and Kherson radishes in the capital market cost 60 UAH / kg. On average, the situation with radish ...