Russia: Secret in the success of coriander export in Stavropol Territory

Published 2021년 5월 6일

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The Stavropol Territory in Russia has seen a surge in coriander cultivation due to its high essential oil content, which is in demand from eastern buyers. The region, which accounts for 15% of the Russian and 2% of the international market for coriander, has doubled its coriander cultivation area over the past 10 years. The agricultural holding 'My Dream' is a major contributor, devoting about 10 thousand hectares to essential herbs, including 6 thousand hectares to coriander. The company also grows other essential and medicinal plants. The profit lies in the processing of these essential oils, with the finished product being peeled and packaged coriander, which is preferred by foreign buyers mainly from Asia and the Middle East.

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In the Stavropol Territory, areas under coriander are being increased, the export of which is growing every year. As the correspondent of "KazakhZerno.kz" reports with reference to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian spice is in demand among eastern buyers due to the high percentage of essential oil. If the oil content of Russian varieties of coriander is estimated at an average of 2%, then in India, where this oil plant is grown, it is only 0.4%. We are confident in the prospects of exporting coriander to the Stavropol Territory, which is why the area under it has doubled over the past 10 years. In total, the Stavropol Territory occupies 15% of the Russian market and 2% of the international in the production of this essential plant. About 50% of crop production in the region falls on the agricultural holding "My Dream", where about 10 thousand hectares are allocated for essential herbs, of which 6 thousand hectares are coriander. Besides him, the company grows dill, ...

Source: Kazakh-zerno