Agricultural Markets Coming to Kyiv
From February 17th to 22nd, a series of agricultural markets will be held across Kyiv's districts. These events offer residents a chance to buy fresh produce directly from local farmers and producers. The schedule and addresses for these markets are listed below, along with the locations of permanent municipal markets for year-round shopping. These markets are a popular way for city dwellers to access farm-fresh goods and support Ukraine's agricultural sector.
Recent data indicates a price increase for greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine, with most supply currently coming from Turkish imports. Furthermore, a prolonged period of price stability for traditional 'borscht set' vegetables has ended, which may lead to price changes soon. Wholesale potato prices have also risen sharply, causing concern among consumers.
Market Schedule and Locations
The markets will operate according to the following schedule:
- Tuesday, February 17:
- Holosiivskyi District – Nauky Avenue, 88;
- Darnytskyi District – Yevhena Kharchenka Street, 41-47;
- Dniprovskyi District – Ivana Mykytenka Street, 21-27;
- Sviatoshynskyi District – Hnata Yury Street, 5, intersection of Beresteiskyi Avenue, 73/1 and Rene Dekarta Street;
- Shevchenkivskyi District – corner of Olesia Honchara Street, 65-A and Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, 94, Bulvarno-Kudriavska Street, 2-4.
- Wednesday, February 18:
- Holosiivskyi District – Stratehichne Shose (between Nauky Avenue and Malokytaiivska Street);
- Darnytskyi District – Anny Akhmatovoi Street, 31;
- Dniprovskyi District – Sobornosti Avenue, 2-20;
- Pecherskyi District – Velyka Vasylkivska Street (between Yurii Hedroitsia Street and Kovpaka Street);
- Podilskyi District – Yevropeiskoho Soiuzu Avenue, 5-11;
- Sviatoshynskyi District – Pidlisna Street, 8.
- Thursday, February 19:
- Holosiivskyi District – Yuliia Zdanovskoi Street (between Mykhaila Stelmakha Street and Marychanska Street);
- Darnytskyi District – Yevhena Kharchenka Street, 41-47;
- Dniprovskyi District – Voskresenskyi Avenue, 8-10;
- Pecherskyi District – Henerala Almazova Street, 6-8;
- Podilskyi District – Yurkivska Street (between Mezhyhirska Street and Turivska Street);
- Sviatoshynskyi District – Hnata Yury Street, 5, intersection of Beresteiskyi Avenue, 73/1 and Rene Dekarta Street.
- Friday, February 20:
- Holosiivskyi District – Holosiivskyi Avenue, 116, Akademika Hlushkova Avenue, 25-53;
- Darnytskyi District – Anny Akhmatovoi Street, 31;
- Desnianskyi District – Sholom-Aleikhema Street (between Miliutenka Street and Kubanskoi Ukrainy Street);
- Dniprovskyi District – Hrodenska Street, 1/35-17A, Almatynska Street, 64-74;
- Pecherskyi District – intersection of Leonida Pervomaiskoho Street and Illy Mechnikova Street;
- Sviatoshynskyi District – Pidlisna Street, 8;
- Solomianskyi District – Pylypa Kozytskoho Street (between Yerevanska Street and Umanska Street), Kerchenska Street (between Donetska Street and Serhii Berehovoho Street);
- Shevchenkivskyi District – corner of Olesia Honchara Street, 65-A and Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street, 94, Ruzhynska Street, 16-18 (near the square), Derevlianska Street, 16-20, Rizka Street, 1, Bulvarno-Kudriavska Street, 2-4.
- Saturday, February 21:
- Holosiivskyi District – Pankivska Street (between Saksahanskoho Street and Zhylianska Street), Holosiivska Street, 4-10;
- Darnytskyi District – Revutskoho Street;
- Desnianskyi District – Mykoly Zakrevskoho Street (between Chervonoii Kalyny Avenue, 2-A and Ronalda Reihana Street);
- Dniprovskyi District – Vsevoloda Nestaika Street (near the 'Livoberezhnyi' post office);
- Podilskyi District – Stepana Bandery Avenue (near Kurenivskyi Park);
- Solomianskyi District – Akademika Shalimova Street, 42 (between Mykhaila Dontsia Street and Akademika Biletskoho Street);
- Shevchenkivskyi District – Bohdana Havrylyshyna Street, 7-11.
- Sunday, February 22:
- Holosiivskyi District – Samiila Kishky Street (between Yuliia Zdanovskoi Street and Vasylia Kasiiana Street);
- Darnytskyi District – Zdolbunivska Street, 4;
- Dniprovskyi District – Ihoria Yukhnovskoho Street (between Raiduzhna Street and Starosilska Street);
- Pecherskyi District – John McCain Street (between Ioanna Pavla II Street and Dmytra Doroshenka Street);
- Shevchenkivskyi District – Tatarska Street, 32-38.
For shopper convenience, the city's permanent municipal markets are located at these addresses:
- Municipal Enterprise 'Volodymyrskyi Market' – Antonovycha Street, 115;
- Municipal Enterprise 'Zhytnii Market' – Verkhnii Val Street, 16;
- Municipal Enterprise 'Bessarabskyi Market' – Bessarabska Square, 2.
These temporary markets increase access to fresh produce for Kyiv residents, which is particularly valuable amid rising prices for certain vegetables. They offer consumers a potential way to save money on groceries. Given the current inflationary pressure on vegetables, such initiatives can help stabilize the local market and improve the availability of agricultural goods. The markets also serve as a platform to support local producers and farmers, which is crucial for the development of Ukraine's agrarian sector.