Ukraine imported potatoes for the first time in 4 years in September

In order to cover the shortage of mid-ripening and late varieties of potatoes, Ukraine imported them in September. However, imports may continue after the sale of the main stocks of Ukrainian potatoes. Yevhen Kuzin, an analyst of the fruit and vegetable market in the EastFruit project, told about this in the article of the magazine "Gardening in Ukrainian". The issue of the quality of potatoes grown has become the number one topic among farmers in European countries, while the area under the crop in the main producing countries of the EU this season has reached one of the highest levels in recent years. "Added to the challenges caused by the weather conditions are seed quality difficulties experienced across the European region and North Africa due to reduced seed potato production in previous seasons," he explained. This became one of the reasons that Ukraine was forced to import potatoes in September for the first time since 2020, the expert adds, during the harvesting campaign ...