Lettuce consumption in Russia may increase by 5-7% this year

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 lettuce in greenhouses 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 lettuces in the open field in summer is at least 60%. Another 40% is grown indoors. “These are figures in volume. From the point of view of money, the situation is completely opposite, since salads grown in the open field 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 XXI century. In the future, their consumption in our country will only ...