The temperature on the soil of Kharkiv in hot periods reached 60 ° C, so in June the development of tubers ceased, part of the future harvest was simply sintered in the ground, writes the City Watch.

However, the final conclusions regarding the future yield of experts and market participants are not given. The Kharkiv harvest potential will not be assessed until the end of September, when professional producers will gather the main areas.

In general, Kharkov farmers now state a relatively satisfactory state of marketability of the future harvest. Although the tubers formed less. The cost of potatoes in the wholesale markets, including the "1st kilometer", remains approximately at the last year's level - 3.5-4.5 UAH / kg.

Oksana Ruzhenkova, executive director of the Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers, expects that domestic producers will collect potatoes massively in a month and a half, a little later than usual.

First, the market will try to sell problem potatoes (for example, affected by fusariosis), there are a lot of it this year. And this is a threat to second-hand dealers, because the "sick" tubers are not stored for long.

Further on the market will yield a better harvest. And those who will already be able to count on a satisfactory price, says Ruzhenkova.

She also adds that in general, commercial potato production in Ukraine is constantly shrinking. Many potato growers come from this business, because prices do not inspire further production.