Russia: Apple harvest in Stavropol increased by 1.5 times in 2022

Gardeners in the Stavropol region harvested more than 74,000 tons of apples in 2022, which is 1.5 times more than last year. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the region. "The horticultural farms of the Stavropol Territory have completely completed harvesting apples. Today, 50 farms in 19 districts are engaged in growing fruit crops. This year, 74.1 thousand tons were harvested from an area of 3.5 thousand hectares, which is one and a half times more than last year" , the message says. It is noted that about 60% of the apple harvest is stored annually for sale in the off-season. “Therefore, one of the main priorities identified by the governor is the construction of new fruit storage facilities. Since the beginning of the year, two such facilities have been put into operation in the Budennovsky and Georgievsky districts, capacities have been increased in the Izobilnensky district. Today, the total capacity of fruit ...