Stabilization, exports, and state grants, how is the war season going for Ukrainian fruit and berry producers?

A temporary halt in exports, a drop in the price of apples, large stocks in storage, deterioration or suspension of work in orchards - this was the beginning of the horticultural season coinciding with the war. Since then, the situation has somewhat stabilized. The farms still have stocks of last year's apples in storage, but they managed to "pull out" the export. This was largely facilitated by the fact that gardeners managed to do a good job at the beginning of Russian aggression. “Despite the significant negative that the apple market felt after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the pre-war period turned out to be successful for the 2021-2022 season,” says Vladimir Gurzhiy, head of USPA Fruit. “He had every indication of setting a record for exports.” The gardener who used all the technologies, did not save on agricultural chemistry and robots and relied on premium varieties, had advantages even in war conditions and was able, if not to make a profit, then not to become ...