The profitability of growing amaranth in the Zhytomyr region is 53%.

FG "OSADCHUK FEMELY AND PARTNERS" cultivates 300 hectares of land in Zhytomyr region. Each season adds experience: how to properly cultivate the soil, choose crops, and control the growing process from sowing to harvest. In particular, they abandoned plowing and began to grow niche crops. This was told by the founder of the farm, Vasyl Osadchuk, in an interview to "Amaranth already occupies a third of our crop rotation" on Kurkul.com. They grow soybeans, spring and winter cereals, and amaranth. The latter occupies almost ⅓ of the entire crop area. In addition to amaranth, they also grow hollow-seeded pumpkin on small areas and sesame — an experimental crop for the Zhytomyr region. As the farmer said, this year's profitability was about 53%. "This is a good indicator, but I am sure we can achieve even better results," said Vasyl Osadchuk. Now the price of a ton of amaranth after processing ranges from 35,000 to 40,000 UAH. The final cost depends on the quality of cleaning and ...