Russia: Agrarians of the Lipetsk region have harvested over 33 thousand tons of vegetables and lettuce since the beginning of the year

Agrarians of the Lipetsk region since the beginning of this year have collected more than 33 thousand tons of vegetables and lettuce grown in greenhouses. The governor of the region Igor Artamonov told about it to journalists on Wednesday. “In the first months of 2023, more than 33 thousand tons of vegetables and lettuce grown in greenhouses have already been harvested in the region,” Artamonov said. He noted that in terms of greenhouse crops, the region is in first place in the country. “Seven years ago, we were not even in the top ten in terms of greenhouse production, the gross harvest of vegetables grown indoors increased from 8.3 thousand tons in 2009 to 168 thousand tons in 2022,” Artamonov continued. In this regard, the Governor also noted that the region improved its position last year in the production of many staple foods and now ranks first in the country in the production of processed potatoes, unrefined rapeseed oil, fruit, vegetable and meat products for baby food, ...