The potato harvest in Ukraine has doubled.

In 2025, the potato harvest in Ukraine exceeded last year's by 50%, which was made possible by a 25% increase in area and higher yields due to favorable weather. This was reported by the director of the Institute of Potato Farming Mykola Furdyha, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. The expert cited prices as key confirmation of the significant growth in production. "It's very easy to calculate how much we produce. If the average farm exit price is 8 UAH/kg, and last year it was 20 UAH/kg, then we have, I think, 50% more production: production areas have expanded by 25% and the yield due to weather conditions has increased by 25%," he explained. Furdyha noted that the mobilization and departure of the population from rural areas led to a reduction in potato cultivation by households. As a result, production areas under crops are expanding in farms and agricultural holdings. For example, in Zhytomyr or Vinnytsia regions, households that previously planted 30 hectares now limit ...