Thanks to the largest harvest since communist days, Ukraine grain and oilseed production this year is influencing world markets like never before.
The breadbasket of the former Soviet Union, with rich soil and favourable climate, is slowly recovering from the economic collapse that followed the dissolution of the USSR.
But The Western Producer’s Karen Briere reports inadequate investment and limits on land rights are among the obstacles that continue to frustrate Ukraine’s rise to agricultural powerhouse status.
