Key points from the 2025 All-Ukrainian Field Day (“Profit Formula”)
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Producer | TC ART-AGRO – locally owned breeder and seed grower. |
| Crops | Sunflower • Corn • Winter rapeseed. |
| Genetics | Parent lines from leading European breeders; produced and multiplied on Ukrainian contract fields in several oblasts. |
| Processing | Two third-party seed plants (domestic multinationals) provide cleaning, grading and calibration; fungicide + insecticide treatments applied before packaging. |
| Logistics | <ul><li>Central warehouse: Kyiv Oblast.</li><li>Nationwide courier delivery at the producer’s expense.</li><li>Cash-on-delivery option for small/medium lots; self-pickup available.</li></ul> |
Market observations (2023-2025)
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Persistent crop mix
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Sunflower remains the top choice for growers thanks to a stable crush margin and export demand for oil.
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Corn retains the lead in feed and ethanol segments, even under logistical constraints.
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Purchase behaviour
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Farms delay large pre-season seed bookings, citing unpredictable spring moisture and input costs.
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Most switch to a “split booking” model: 20–30 % of seed needs ordered in winter, the rest bought closer to planting.
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Risk management
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Diversification across multiple oblasts lowers weather-related production risk for seed multipliers.
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Chemical dressing (fungicide + systemic insecticide) is now standard to offset early-season pest pressure.
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“Growers still focus on sunflower and corn, but the size of early orders is decided almost week-to-week by soil-moisture outlook.”
— Yulia Ocheredko, Sales Manager, ART-AGRO
What to watch next season
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Hybrid rotation: Demand for drought-tolerant corn (FAO 250-350) and high-oleic sunflower is rising as processors pay premiums.
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Input financing: If concessional credit lines expand, forward contracts for seed could recover to pre-war volumes.
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Regional logistics: Continued stability on central-Ukraine corridors will keep ART-AGRO’s Kyiv warehouse strategy viable.
