In 2022, vegetable production in Russia may grow to 16 million tons

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the production of vegetables in Russia can grow to 16 million tons this year. At the same time, domestic consumption of vegetables is estimated at 17 million tons per year. As Interfax reports with reference to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, greenhouse vegetable growing is developing dynamically, production volumes are growing, Russian producers plan to enter the foreign market. According to Oksana Lut, tomato imports are still at a high level - 460 thousand tons in 2021. This year, Turkish tomatoes actually left the Russian market, the import of which has been subject to a quota since ...