The apple leads the top of fruits and berries grown in Ukraine

Published 2024년 11월 19일

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A report by the Food and Land Use Research Center and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy in Ukraine reveals that apples are the leading fruit in production, contributing to around 60% of the fruit and berry cultivation in the country in 2023. The majority of apple production is concentrated in the west-central and western regions of Ukraine. Cherries are the second most produced fruit. The invasion by Russia has resulted in a decrease in the area of plantations in the south-eastern part of Ukraine, significantly impacting fruit production. The report highlights that family farms are the primary producers of these fruits, with plum production being almost entirely dominated by family farms.

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Apples dominate fruit production in Ukraine. They account for almost 60% of the total volume of fruit and berry cultivation in 2023. This is stated in a report prepared by the Food and Land Use Research Center at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. It is noted that a significant share of apple production is concentrated in the west-central (Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil oblasts) and western parts of Ukraine (Chernivetska, Lviv and Zakarpattia oblasts). Read also: A farmer from Transcarpathia lost almost 70% of her persimmon crop due to drought The second main Ukrainian fruit in terms of production is the cherry. "Before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine was the world's second largest producer of cherries, moving to third place in 2022. In general, the consequences of the full-scale invasion of Russia are reflected in a noticeable ...

Source: Agrobusiness