In 2023, salad consumption in Russia may increase by 5-7%

Published 2023년 5월 29일

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Consumption of salads in Russia is projected to grow by 5-7% in 2023, according to Tamara Reshetnikova, with soft leaf lettuces having an annual production of 20-25 thousand tons in closed ground and 50 thousand tons in open ground. Commercial production of salads in open ground during summer reaches 60%, while indoor production accounts for 40%. The market for lettuce and greens in Russia is expected to continue growing until 2030, with imports mainly from China, Egypt, and Turkey. Domestically, large companies are increasing production volumes and investing in sorting and packaging facilities. Ecosalat plans to invest 1 billion rubles in a facility by 2027 for processing, storing, and packaging open ground vegetables and herbs, with a capacity of 10 thousand tons per year.

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This figure outpaces the growth in consumption of any other vegetables. In 2023, the level of salad consumption in Russia may increase by 5-7% in physical terms. This figure is ahead of the growth in the consumption of any other vegetables, Tamara Reshetnikova, general director of the Technology of Growth company, told Agroinvestor. She also said that the production of soft leaf lettuces in closed ground in Russia is no more than 20-25 thousand tons per year. Approximately 50 thousand tons are grown in open ground. According to Reshetnikova, commercial production of salads in open ground in summer is at least 60%. Another 40% is grown indoors. “These are indicators in volumes. From the point of view of money, the situation is completely opposite, since salads grown in open ground are much cheaper than indoors, ”the expert clarified. The consumption of leafy vegetables in Russia is one of the new directions in the diet of Russians, says Reshetnikova. It began to develop only in the ...

Source: Specagro