What will happen to potato prices in Ukraine

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Experts said whether potatoes will rise in price
19:35, 28.08.2022

Due to the war, the area of cultivation of agricultural products was reduced.



Ukrainian farmers have collected a sufficient amount of potatoes, and therefore the prices for root crops should not rise. The prices for potatoes are reported by the publication Agronews with reference to the director for scientific work on selection and seed production of the Institute of Potato Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Furdyga.

At the same time, he noted that this year potatoes were planted one third less than usual. however, as Furdyga emphasized, there are also fewer eaters, as many Ukrainians have gone abroad and will spend the winter there.

By the way, in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and part of the Kyiv regions, potatoes were planted late due to mine clearance.

Therefore, you can also count on the harvest from these regions, - the specialist suggested.

Speaking about the cost of potatoes, the expert noted that domestic root crops will be sold at around UAH 7-8 per kg. At the same time, he suggested that the cost of potatoes may rise slightly in winter.

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