The United States is ready to negotiate the supply of
organic wheat from Ukraine according to Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy
and Food.
During a TV interview the Minister said that US food is highly
regulated and it is difficult to enter the market with new products but the US
are ready to negotiate on organic wheat.
The Minister said that it takes time to convert land to
organic which is not a problem in Ukraine as land is not so contaminated.
I
might be getting the nuance of his translation wrong here but if that is what
he said then I’m not entirely sure he understand how conversion to organic or
organic standards work.
In line with previous announcements the Minister went on to
stress that the although Ukraine currently produce and export a small amount of
organic products compared to the organic world market, the future for Ukraine organic
market is very large.
I couldn’t agree more but let’s hope the Minister understands how the organic market works or someone appraises him very soon
otherwise when he finds out you can use sprays and fertiliser on organic
farms he’s going to have a fit.
According to Ukraine’s Agricultural Ministry, Ukraine
currently cultivates about 400,000 hectares of organic land and 80% of organic
products are exported.