Ukraine: Sweet corn is grown in Chernihiv Oblast and exported to UK

Baby Sweetcorn

Maize (Corn)

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Published Sep 6, 2023

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Farmer Serhiy Remenets from Kiselivka, near Chernihiv, is preparing to send sweet corn to London. The corn is grown on irrigated fields and harvested by hand. Remenets also expanded his watermelon cultivation area and recently harvested the first crop of lavender in the village of Bilov. Meanwhile, Ukrainian farmers have planted 5.2 million hectares of cereals and legumes, and the A.G.R. Group has shifted from growing corn to niche crops like mustard and coriander.

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Sweet corn, grown on a farm near Chernihiv in Kiselivka, will go to London in a few days, said farmer Serhiy Remenets in a comment to Suspilno. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter Now we are collecting all the documents and preparing for this, we have already started a cold storage, we have seven days to go to London, - he noted. Corn is grown in irrigated fields, and the crop is harvested by hand and thrown onto a conveyor belt. Heads are cleaned manually in the shop. 50-60 thousand cobs are harvested from one hectare. We have irrigation under each row. Therefore, the plant does not need anything and receives sufficient nutrition, and the water contains all the useful substances for it. Some plants have two heads. This is an additional bonus and a second harvest, - said Remenets. In total, 14 hectares were planted with corn. These lands were under occupation in March 2022, and Russians lived on the base of the enterprise. We will remind, farmer Serhiy ...

Source: Landlord