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Prices for potatoes have fallen by 20% instead of rising Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:10 Agricultural News Eight hryvnias per kilogram with VAT, seven at the market. A farmer, who in five years expanded his plantings from thirty hectares to eighty-five, says the price should have risen by a fifth. Instead, it fell by the same amount. The farmer from Sokal in the Lviv region, Vasyl Shamborovskyi, sells all his potatoes on the domestic market and describes this year's market situation frankly, reports Suspilne Lutsk. "Now potatoes with VAT are around 8 hryvnias, at the market 7 hryvnias. Fertilizer costs have increased, rent has also gone up a bit, and fuel — I won't even mention it, machinery is very expensive," says the farmer. He specifies the gap between expenses and revenue: the price is 20% lower than last year's, while it should have risen by the same amount. Despite this, the farm continues to expand — over five years, plantings have grown from 30 to 85 hectares, and for such a

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