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August 8 2006, 16:22

Livestock is fed by cucumbers because of low demand for this product in Poltava oblast

According to information provided to "Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" journal by the specialists of Poltava office, Agricultural Marketing Project, there is a crisis in vegetable processing in the oblast.

Six processing enterprises canned vegetables during two previous years. This year two processors went out of business. "Babusyny resepty"LLC, one of large processors, is in the process of changing ownership now. According to information provided by plant management, this year the enterprise is not going to can cucumber, tomato and squash. They plan to reconstruct and maintain repair of the facilities this season. There were vegetable producers who signed supply contracts with this enterprise; now they have to contact VERES cannery as a possible partner. This year cucumber and tomato harvest is good, but the demand decreased nearly three-fold. In these circumstances many farmers have to feed livestock with raw materials or just stop harvesting the mentioned crops. Those producers, who had no preliminary signed contracts with the canneries, suffered the most. Only two enterprises actively purchased raw materials from their suppliers; however, the purchased volumes often did not exceed the figures set in the contracts.

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