Potato News from the Ukraine

In 2017, the Ukraine exported 17.6 thousand tonnes of potatoes, 3.5 times more than in 2016

Ukrainian potato starch manufacturer PPCE-VIMAL is currently constructing a potato processing plant in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Production is scheduled to start in September 2018.

Equipment manufacturer Wintech supplied a potato chips line to the Ukrainian snack manufacturer S Group Corporation.

Russia`s temporary blockade imposed on imports of Ukrainian potatoes is unlikely to have a major impact on trade, says analyst.

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has issued a temporary import ban on potatoes from neighboring Ukraine.

Wholesale companies from the Middle East see feasible prospects in imports of Ukrainian fresh vegetables, especially potatoes.

According to Fruit-Inform Project, Ukrainian households from all regions of the country started mass harvesting of late potato varieties which account for the major part in the Ukrainians' consumption structure. Fruit-Inform Project's analysts think of...

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