KYIV. Feb 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian agricultural companies plan to plant nut crops on around 2,500 ha in 2017, including 1,520 ha with walnuts, 890 ha with hazelnuts and 40 ha with almond, according to a posting on the website of Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry.
A total of 5,000 ha of areas with walnuts and 600 ha with hazelnuts are in Ukraine.
“Nut production is one of the interesting segments of the Ukrainian agroindustrial sector. It generates good profits. I am glad about the idea of a pilot project to cooperate in the nut segment in Cherkasy region, the implementation of which will help to attract ATO veterans and internally displaced persons from eastern regions to nut production,” Deputy Agricultural Policy and Food Minister for European Integration Olha Trofimtseva said.
According to the ministry, in 2016 exports of nuts from Ukraine totaled 40,000 tonnes for $79.29 million and some 1,920 tonnes for $13.56 million was imported.
