Ukraine: Why does coriander remain a niche crop?

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the area under coriander cultivation in Ukraine has increased by almost 25%. Last year alone, coriander was grown by farms in 12 regions, EastFruit reports. Interest in coriander is explained by the desire of agricultural producers to diversify their business and the demand for the crop abroad. At the same time, experts believe that coriander will not move from a niche crop to a mainstream one, because global demand is not that high, and the main importers (Asian countries) are logistically far away. AgroPortal was told about this by the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club Association. “World coriander exports are at the level of 200 thousand tons in uncrushed form and about 30 thousand tons in crushed form,” clarifies UCAB analyst Svetlana Litvin. Read also: Farmers from the Nikolaev region (Ukraine) are increasing the area of coriander cultivation According to her, based on the results of 2023, ...