Approximately 35% of vegetables grown in Ukraine do not reach the consumer because they spoil during storage or transportation. This was stated by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval on the air of the telethon, adding that the enemy destroyed agricultural infrastructure, including vegetable stores, reports UNN.
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"If we talk about vegetables, an important component of vegetable prices after the harvest season is the availability of storage capacity, i.e. vegetable storage facilities. We understand that if we harvest vegetables in September-October, they need to be stored. Unfortunately, the enemy destroyed the agricultural infrastructure, including vegetable storage facilities. About 280 thousand tons of storage are simultaneously located in the occupied territory or destroyed throughout Ukraine. We remember how vegetable storage facilities burned near Kyiv at the beginning of the full-scale invasion," Koval said.
Therefore, according to him, the number one task is to build, restore the storage infrastructure, because it will allow to restrain prices and allow businesses to preserve their grown harvest.
"Approximately 35% of vegetables grown in Ukraine do not reach the consumer because they spoil during storage or transportation. Therefore, this is the focus to overcome the shortage of vegetable storage facilities in Ukraine," Koval said.
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Reuters reported that Ukrainian corn, a key element in the country's grain sector, may benefit from the US tariffs, as it is able to partially replace American corn in the event of sanctions.