Agricultural Markets Scheduled for Kyiv
Farmers' markets will be held across Kyiv this weekend, on February 28 and March 1, as announced by the city's Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development. These events come at a time when Ukraine is experiencing a notable price increase for potatoes, which have risen by an average of 17% since the start of the week. Ukrainian producers are currently offering potatoes for 7-14 UAH per kilogram, a price that is 17% higher than the previous week. Such markets are a common way for residents to buy fresh, local food directly from growers.
Market Locations and Details
On February 28, markets will operate in several districts of Kyiv:
- In the Holosiivskyi district on Pankivska Street (between Saksahanskoho and Zhylianska Streets) and at 4-10 Holosiivska Street.
- In the Darnytskyi district on Revutskoho Street.
- In the Desnianskyi district on Serzha Lyfaria Street (between Honore de Balzac Street and Chervonoi Kalyny Avenue).
- In the Dniprovskyi district at 2-12 Igor Shamo Boulevard.
- In the Podilskyi district on Stepan Bandera Avenue (near Kurenivskyi Park).
- In the Solomianskyi district on Stadionna Street (between Patriarkha Mstyslava Skrypnyka and Bohdanivska Streets).
- In the Shevchenkivskyi district at 7-11 Bohdana Havrylyshyna Street.
Additional markets are scheduled for March 1 in these locations:
- In the Holosiivskyi district on Samiila Kishky Street (between Yuliia Zdanovska and Vasylia Kasiiana Streets).
- In the Darnytskyi district at 4 Zdolbunivska Street.
- In the Dniprovskyi district on Igor Yukhnovskyi Street (between Raiduzhna and Starosilska Streets).
- In the Pecherskyi district on John McCain Street (between Ioanna Pavla II and Dmytra Doroshenka Streets).
- In the Shevchenkivskyi district at 32-38 Tatarska Street.
However, due to quarantine restrictions, markets will NOT be held at the following addresses:
- 25/2-29 Novopyrohivska Street in the Holosiivskyi district,
- 1-5 Petra Kalnyshevskoho Street and 1-9 Iordanska Street in the Obolonskyi district.
In addition to the weekend markets, several municipal markets in Kyiv will remain open for business:
- KP Volodymyrskyi Market at 115 Antonovycha Street,
- KP Zhytnii Market at 16 Verkhnii Val Street,
- KP Bessarabskyi Market at 2 Bessarabska Square.
The organization of these farmers' markets during a period of rising potato prices represents a significant effort to support both local producers and consumers. By enabling residents to purchase goods directly from the source, the markets may help alleviate some price pressures. Nonetheless, ongoing pandemic-related measures continue to impact public events, potentially limiting access for some Kyiv residents.