Ukraine: Selling evacuated sweet corn cobs is 8-10 times more profitable than fresh corn in summer

Maize (Corn)

Ukraine

Published Oct 30, 2021

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A significant part of Ukrainian farmers and large agricultural enterprises are engaged in the cultivation of corn. However, this is mainly a raw materials business that makes producers dependent on export prices. The cultivation of sweet corn creates significantly more opportunities to create added value and generate higher income from the same area.

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Mikhail Nagornyak, owner of the Mnagor company (Vinnytsia region, Ukraine), has been breeding this crop for about 20 years, SEEDS reports. The businessman calls this product a real superfood, because it contains many useful elements. On October 27, 2021, during the International Conference "From Local to Global: Superfoods, Technologies, Markets", which was organized by the SAPIENZA agromedia agency, Mikhail Nagornyak spoke about the possibilities and prospects of growing sweet corn in Ukraine, as well as what varieties are most popular and useful. The average adult intake of sweet corn is 34 kilograms per year. Ukrainians eat on average only 3.5 kg of this useful product per year. For comparison, in the United States, the average consumption is 17 kg per year. “Currently, only 12 thousand hectares of sweet corn are grown in Ukraine. Due to the lack of supply in the domestic market, Ukraine imports the product from abroad (Hungary, Poland, Moldova). The niche's potential looks ...

Source: Eastfruit