Whoever now reorients themselves towards niche cultures will 100% occupy their niche — opinion

Europe has a growing demand for niche crops such as millet, buckwheat, oats, and rye, according to expert Roman Lukashenko. These crops are used for pet and bird feed, and can provide better profitability than major crops like corn and soft wheat. However, the profitability of these crops can vary from year to year. Serhiy Shcherban, director of Solagro LLC, suggests that these small batches of grain can also provide work for the ports in the Danube region.

Niche crops are in greater demand in Europe than, say, corn or soft wheat, which are grown in our country. This was reported by elevator industry expert Roman Lukashenko in a special project on Elevatorist.com. For example, Europeans actively buy millet for the production of feed for pets and birds. “Last year, we entered niche crops: we increased the sowing of millet, buckwheat, oats (two types - naked grain and regular), rye. Some showed themselves quite well, with good profitability, some worked to zero. In one year you can win, in another, unfortunately, you lose. Whoever reorients now will 100% occupy their niche. Niche crops are more marginal: there is not much grain, but the margin from 5 thousand tons of millet can conditionally be greater than from 20 thousand tons of corn,” the ...