The Ukrainian producer plans to replace imported nuts

The Nuts`N`Garden farm (Kyiv region), which grows organic hazelnuts and already receives volumes for sale, expects to sell its products to domestic producers of hazelnut oil, desserts and organic chocolate, small shops and coffee shops. Nina Smirnova, the founder of the farm, told about this in an interview with the magazine "Gardening in Ukrainian". According to Smirnova, the Ukrainian market today is far from filled with domestic hazelnuts. After all, the country imports 1.5 million tons of nuts every year. "The country imports this nut in large quantities - 1,400-1,600 thousand tons without the shell," she cited statistics. - Despite the fact that its domestic production has been growing rapidly over the past 5-7 years, it is still not enough, because the needs of retail chains, local confectionery shops and enterprises are growing." The culture of hazelnut consumption among Ukrainians is not yet too developed, adds Smirnova, the demand for healthy ...