In 2022, the production of niche crops in Russia increased significantly, to a greater extent, this is due to the lack of state regulation in these markets

Published 2023년 3월 15일

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In 2022, Russian farmers saw a significant increase in the production of niche crops such as legumes and oilseeds due to a lack of state regulation in these markets. The production of crops like chickpeas, lentils, lupine, vetch, beans, safflower, mustard, and camelina increased compared to the previous year. The trend of growing niche crops is expected to continue due to the diversification of activities and limited state regulation of main crops. Domestic demand for peas is currently limited but has potential for export. Additionally, the production of oilseed flax has more than doubled, and there is potential for mustard and alfalfa crops to expand.

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In 2022, Russian farmers have significantly increased the production of so-called niche crops. To a greater extent, this is due to the lack of state regulation in these markets, Dmitry Rylko, director general of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), told Interfax. According to the expert, the areas under niche crops are insignificant, but record levels have been achieved for a number of crops. Referring to Rosstat data, he said that the harvest of legumes amounted to 4.6 million tons against 3.2 million tons in 2021. According to Rylko, this is a record figure since 1990, when 4.9 million tons were harvested. Including the pea harvest was also the highest in the new history of Russia - 3.6 million tons against 3.2 million tons in 2021. The area under grain legumes in 2022 expanded to 2.3 million hectares from 2 million hectares a year earlier, including under peas - from 1.4 million hectares to 1.6 million hectares. At the same time, their share in the total sown ...

Source: Zol