Ukraine Farmers in Odessa are about to go bankrupt

 The BBC wrote about the hard days of the farmers after the Ukraine-Russia war.

Farmers in Odessa are about to go bankrupt

Farmers in Ukraine are going through very difficult times. Saying that there are about 1000 tons of sunflower seeds used in oil production in the warehouse, Boris cannot sell this harvest. Here is the story of the Ukrainian farmers.

While Ukraine's Black Sea region of Odessa has not seen much conflict so far, nothing is guaranteed.

Russian troops have captured the city of Kherson, 200 kilometers to the east, and the Russian Navy is believed to have up to 30 warships in Black Sea waters with which they can launch missiles and land.

38-year-old Boris sent his wife and two sons abroad for fear of invasion.

He stayed behind to run the farm during the war. As he opens his large warehouse the size of two or three football fields, it shows how hard his job is.

After the start of the Russian occupation, Farmer Boris cannot sell his harvest. "The Black Sea is closed and there is no way to sell the products. Existing sales channels offer very low prices and are not profitable," he says.

Farmer Boris says that if he can't sell his sunflower seeds within 18 months, they will rot on the farm. This must be a brutal irony, as people around the world have a hard time putting food on their tables.