Despite its status as an agrarian state and large harvests, Ukraine is forced to import some of its necessary products from abroad. Some of which, in turn, spoils due to the lack of proper storage conditions.
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How can the situation be influenced, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Land and Agrarian Policy Stepan Chernyavsky told the Noviny. LIVE publication.
According to him, the situation is paradoxical from the point of view that an agrarian country, Ukraine, is forced to import potatoes and other crops from abroad. It also highlights weaknesses in the infrastructure and shows that the main problem is not low yields, but the ability to preserve the harvest.
“For me, as a businessman in the past, there was always a question: how can an agrarian country import potatoes from Egypt or other countries? But today this is a forced step. At the same time, the government supports the construction of modern vegetable storage facilities. This is done in order to reduce price fluctuations that arise due to shortages and surpluses of products,” explains Stepan Chernyavsky.
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The People's Deputy is confident that if we have modern storage facilities, the situation will change and the price will be more predictable and affordable.
The people's representative also agrees that in the fall the situation with vegetable storage is still relatively controlled, so with the arrival of winter and spring the market traditionally faces a shortage, and the price of vegetables will rise.
“I think that in winter and spring the price will increase. The issue with vegetable storage facilities has not yet been completely resolved, so I think the price will increase, but it will be like this year. If today we have about 7 thousand tons of harvest, then about 3-4 thousand tons need to be stored in storage facilities. This will allow us to completely close the issue of shortages and price fluctuations,” says Stepan Chernyavsky, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Land and Agrarian Policy.
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Let us recall that the State Statistics Service recently expressed an encouraging opinion that Ukrainians will soon be able to see cheaper vegetables at retail, primarily carrots, tomatoes, and zucchini.
