In Ukraine, losses of harvested vegetables and fruits can reach up to 60%: what are the reasons
The total losses of the agricultural sector exceed $80 billion.
Ukraine has very high rates of postharvest losses of fruit and vegetable products, which can reach 40-60%.
This is stated in the overview of the market of fresh fruits and vegetables in the EU and Ukraine on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The reason for this is the lack of properly equipped storage facilities.
High post-harvest losses are one of the weaknesses of the Ukrainian sector of fresh vegetables and fruits.
“The development of this sector can become a powerful tool for the recovery of the economy and the development of rural areas,” the report says.
But it is held back by the low level of mechanization, compared to the EU, the lack of storage facilities, the lack of necessary certificates for export to the EU by small and medium-sized farms, and limited access to sales markets.
Additional problems were created by full-scale aggression on the part of Russia,…
