Plant growing of ornamental crops in Ukraine: factors of development and risk

Abstract

The purpose. Monitoring of market of ornamental plants of Ukraine, analysis of factors of influence and determination of optimum ways of its further development. Methods. Historical-scientific, problem-chronological, logical, materials of statistical observation and state catalogue of cultivated plants were used and analyzed. Results. Analysis of assortment of ornamental plants of domestic production was carried out, and its conformity to necessities of state-of-the-art market was specified. It is shown that the catalogue of the plants allowed for spread in Ukraine includes restrained number of floral crops stated by 2 scientific institutes. Market organization of implementation of ornamental plants is specified, offers on its optimization are worked out. Most acute problem in this aspect is regulation of spontaneous market of trade by flowers. Analysis is carried out of current prices of ornamental plants in the market of Ukraine and abroad, and limits are set of their further increase in the state. It is shown that price on some groups of crops has reached the level usual for foreign ones. Results of economic activities of sectors of production and implementation of ornamental plants, in particular balance of export and import, wholesale and retail, market capacity are analyzed. Restoration of export of ornamental plants produced in Ukraine, decrease in expenditure on their import, installation of parity between domestic and imported products in the market and some increase of its capacity is registered. Conclusions. Positive factors of development of plant growing of ornamental plants in Ukraine — change of pattern of ownership, structurization of production, use of state-of-the-art techniques, restoration of export, trend to increase of production volumes are fixed. Negative factors are as follows: negative balance of export and import, restrained geography of trade, great volumes of spontaneous trade, insufficient consumer ability of population.