The unstable weather conditions in the spring of 2024 are creating further difficulties for farmers in Ukraine. Following the high temperatures, a different cooling has occurred, and in some areas, the thermometer has dropped below 0°C.
According to Oksana Gordiy, project manager of the cherry orchard at Umansk Fruit Company LLC, there is a possibility that the frosts covering parts of Ukraine could have a negative impact on the cherry harvest, resulting in lower yields and higher prices.
"Furthermore, we cannot predict the situation with the war. If the situation worsens, people would start leaving the country again, and consumption would decrease. Therefore, I believe that this season there will be few or many cherries, but with a lower price and reduced demand," the cherry orchard project manager at Umansk Fruit Company LLC is convinced.
By the way, despite the war, "Umansk Fruit Company" continues to expand its cherry plantations. So, in 2022, the garden area was increased by 3 hectares, in 2023 – by 1 hectare, and this year it will be expanded by another 2 hectares. Thus, in the 2024 season, the total area of the cherry orchard will reach 22 hectares. And next year, Uman Fruit Company plans to continue the project to expand plantations and plant another 7 hectares of cherry orchards.
Furthermore, "Umansk Fruit Company" has started developing this direction of cherry processing and produces cherry jam, processed product, cherry candies, etc.
"It is worth noting that cherry processing is not an end in itself, but a forced measure because we always have a certain category of products that cannot be sold, but it is a pity to throw them away. It can be a small cherry, an overly ripe cherry, or slightly damaged cherry that we have decided to process. But we do not expect to significantly increase the volume of such products, directing the processing of high-quality cherries," says Oksana Gordiy.
Source: TechHorticulture.com
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