Ukrainian farmers intend to increase the area under vegetables

Every year at this time, vegetables are the most expensive, because seasonality affects their cost. But in 2023, two more factors came into play: the energy crisis and the occupation. Prices will decrease with the advent of a new crop. This is reported by AgroTimes with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. “Ukraine is passing the peak of prices for vegetables. Although two more factors were added to the price. The energy crisis, which was created by the aggressor country, prevented the preservation of a large part of the crop. The second is that many vegetables, primarily onions and carrots, were grown in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Due to the occupation, vegetables were not available to the Ukrainian consumer,” said Taras Vysotsky, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. At the same time, he stressed that this year the farmers plan to increase the sown area for onions, carrots and other vegetables. ...