Cereal market in Ukraine – will buckwheat remain a favorite?

Published 2021년 11월 23일

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The article highlights the changes in Ukraine's cereal market, with a decrease in the production of traditional cereals like millet, buckwheat, wheat, and barley, as demand for these crops falls. The country, however, continues to produce oat and corn groats, half of which is exported. There's a shift in consumer preferences towards exotic cereals such as rice, bulgur, and couscous, with an increasing interest in gluten-free options. Imported semolina is only demanded in Eastern Europe, and domestically, it's being replaced by coarse flour from durum wheat. The article also touches on the challenge of imported cereals being disguised as local products and the disruption in Ukrainian buckwheat production, leading to purchases of Kazakhstani buckwheat.

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"First of all, the production of so-called traditional cereals is decreasing in Ukraine, and it is for them that demand is falling," Rodion Rybchynskyi, chairman of the board of the Flour Mills of Ukraine NGO, told Agravery.com. - Traditional for our market cereals - millet, buckwheat, wheat, barley. Their production is 100% focused on the Ukrainian consumer. Oat and corn groats are in demand abroad, so half of these groats are produced for export. " What is eaten in the former CIS countries is not consumed in Europe. For example, buckwheat is adored in Ukraine, but many Europeans believe that this cereal can be fed only to animals. Buckwheat is still a favorite in Ukrainian cuisines, although it is possible that in the near future it will give way to oatmeal and corn grits, which are preferred by Europeans. Interestingly, the semolina, familiar to everyone from childhood, is gradually transformed from a "solo" product to a "technical". "Demand for this cereal from the population ...

Source: Agravery