The level of shadow production of cereals in Ukraine is about 30%

Published Nov 30, 2021

Tridge summary

The majority of traditional cereals in Ukraine are locally sourced, with the exceptions of rice and buckwheat, which are often imported from countries like Poland, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Vietnam, Laos, Pakistan, and India. Contraband cereals make up about 90% of the presented cereals at bazaars and shops, with the shadow production of cereals in Ukraine estimated to be around 30%, mainly produced by small farmers and individuals for sale at bazaars and fairs. The production of traditional cereals in Ukraine is decreasing, while half of the production of oat and corn grits is exported due to demand.

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Original content

The overwhelming majority of traditional cereals on the Ukrainian market are of domestic production. With the exception of rice and buckwheat, which are the leaders in consumption. Rodion Rybchinsky, Chairman of the Board of the Mill of Ukraine NGO, told Agravery.com about this. As the expert explains, there is a large number of products on the Ukrainian market that are ordered in Poland or, for example, in Turkey and packaged under the label of domestic producers. “When there were interruptions in the production of Ukrainian buckwheat in Ukraine, several retail chains and some producers ordered buckwheat groups in Kazakhstan. And the Kazakhs bought buckwheat in Altai in Russia, processed it and sent it to Ukraine, - explains Rodion Rybchinsky. - For example, the year before last, probably every third pack of this cereal was not of Ukrainian origin. The cheapest buckwheat is imported; it is sold in retail chains under their own brands. " Now the situation with buckwheat has ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua