Ukrainian companies are actively expanding investments in the development of infrastructure for fruit storage and enhancing the energy independence of processing enterprises.
This is reported by Business • Media
New Facilities for Storing Apples and Pears
The Gold Romi farm from the Chernivtsi region plans to build a modern refrigeration complex for storing 10,000 tons of apples and pears. Currently, the enterprise has a fruit storage facility with a capacity of 3,000 tons. Last year, nearly all of the harvested crop was sold in national supermarket chains, while some of the products were exported to Romania, Greece, and Poland.
Investments in Energy Independence for Processing Plants
Ukrgazbank provided a loan of 5 million euros to TBF Group — one of the leading processors of fruits, vegetables, and berries in Europe. The allocated funds are aimed at installing a solar power plant with a capacity of 3.7 MW and a cogeneration unit of 4.3 MW. Thanks to this project, the enterprise will be able to ensure its energy supply, strengthening its independence from external energy resources. TBF Group specializes in juice production, with a total processing volume of 220,000 tons per year. The company owns its own orchards and seven processing plants located in Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova.
At the same time, this year a significant number of gardeners faced crop losses due to unfavorable weather conditions. In particular, the “Kharkiv Fruit Company” lost over half of its apple harvest due to spring frosts. Before the full-scale invasion of Russia, the enterprise maintained about 60 hectares of apple orchards, a storage facility with a capacity of 2,000 tons, and a juice production workshop. Currently, only 15 hectares of the orchard have been restored.
“Kharkiv Fruit Company” lost over 50% of its apple harvest due to spring frosts.