Difficult weather conditions, in particular drought, did not have a global impact on crop yields and prices. But the consequences may be felt in 2025. This will especially affect the winter crop.

Taras Vysotskyi, the first deputy minister of agricultural policy, said this during a speech at the discussion "Drought and war, what will be the harvest this year, and how will it affect the economy."

According to him, Ukrainian agricultural entrepreneurs have already adapted to the challenges since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the production of agricultural products in all categories of crops has stabilized.

"Ukraine has its own provision for most vegetable crops, berries and fruits. There will be no high prices, as in 2022, when Ukraine temporarily lost part of the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. But you shouldn't expect too low prices either. Demand for products decreased, and the market adapted to new conditions. There will be off-season fluctuations, traditionally spring prices will increase due to the storage of vegetables and fruits in warehouses. The main factor that will affect prices, including dairy products, is the availability of electricity," said Taras Vysotskyi.

The First Deputy Minister reported that this year's climatic changes partially affected the harvest of grain and oil crops, which will be smaller by about 12%. The heat has affected forage crops, resulting in reduced milk production and a corresponding increase in dairy prices.

Instead, there are no significant fluctuations in the production of poultry, pork, cattle, and eggs.

A good harvest of sugar beets is also expected. Sugar production will amount to 1.6 million tons, while domestic consumption will be 900,000 tons, that is, there is enough sugar for both the domestic market and export.

The buckwheat harvest will be smaller, but taking into account last year's groats reserves, it will be more than enough.