Location: Fasova, Kiev region, Makarovsky district (40 km from Kyiv)
Land bank: 75 ha, 1 array (private property)
Certificate: Organic Standard
Direction of activity: cultivation of organic berries
Plantation structure:
- 2 ha - raspberries planted in 2022
- 5 ha - strawberries planted in 2021/2022
Utilities:
- own electrical substation - 160 kW
- 2 artificial reservoirs with a capacity of 2000 m3
- 14 wells and 45 ha irrigation system with underground main pipes, filter stations and drip irrigation
- greenhouse for growing seedlings
- CCTV
- Internet
- asphalted entrance directly to the site
On the territory are located:
- hostel for 72 seasonal workers
- kitchen and showers for 100 people
- refrigerating (56 m3) and freezing (70 m3) chambers for cooling and long-term storage of berries
- apiary (beehives for pollination)
Agricultural machinery.
Container (boxes)
Products are sold through supermarket chains, retail trade and under export contracts.
Staff
The whole basis for laying 45 hectares of new plantations of berries has been created.
Approximate calculation for laying 45 hectares (organic raspberries and strawberries)
CAPEX - Strawberries / 1 ha: $22,000
CAPEX - Raspberry/ 1 ha: $12,000
Total investment: $740,000
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Cultivation cost, $ |
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Strawberry yield, tons / ha |
5 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
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Strawberries (20 ha), tons |
100 |
300 |
200 |
100 |
300 |
200 |
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Raspberry yield, tons / ha |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Raspberry (25 ha), tons |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
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Cushioning - strawberry |
146 667 |
146 667 |
146 667 |
146 667 |
146 667 |
146 667 |
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Cushioning - Raspberry |
50 000 |
50 000 |
50 000 |
50 000 |
50 000 |
50 000 |
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Berry picking, $0.5 / kg |
175 000 |
275 000 |
225 000 |
175 000 |
275 000 |
225 000 |
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ZP Fund |
99 240 |
99 240 |
99 240 |
99 240 |
99 240 |
99 240 |
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PPPs and fertilizers, $3000/ha |
135 000 |
135 000 |
135 000 |
135 000 |
135 000 |
135 000 |
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Packaging, $0.13 / kg |
45 500 |
71 500 |
58 500 |
45 500 |
71 500 |
58 500 |
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Logistics to the warehouse, $0.12 / kg |
42 000 |
66 000 |
54 000 |
42 000 |
66 000 |
54 000 |
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Electricity |
21 600 |
21 600 |
21 600 |
21 600 |
21 600 |
21 600 |
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Admin (office - 40 sq.m.) |
3 840 |
3 840 |
3 840 |
3 840 |
3 840 |
3 840 |
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Trailer rental - 60 trailers, $500 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
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TOTAL |
748 847 |
898 847 |
823 847 |
748 847 |
898 847 |
823 847 |
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TOTAL, per 1 ha (raspberry/strawberry) |
16 641 |
19 974 |
18 308 |
16 641 |
19 974 |
18 308 |
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TOTAL per 1 kg (raspberry/strawberry) |
2,14 |
1,63 |
1,83 |
2,14 |
1,63 |
1,83 |
Selling price of raspberries for export (2022) - $6 / kg (in 2023, the price of raspberries fell to 2-3 euros - convention and 4-5 euros organic)
Selling price of strawberries in Ukraine (2022) - $2.2 / kg
The option of both selling the company and attracting investments in plantings is being considered.
