Potential of production and export of wild plants was assessed in Russia

Published 2021년 10월 28일

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The Russian Federation is poised to capture up to 20% of the global market for organic wild plants, due to its vast forest resources. These forests provide the potential for large harvests of wild berries, nuts, fruits, mushrooms, and birch sap. However, the utilization of these resources is currently low, with only about a third suitable for commercial production. Last year, Russia exported 24 thousand tons of wild plants, generating 69 million dollars, and in the first 8 months of 2021, exports reached 9 thousand tons, bringing in 39 million dollars. The main importers of Russian wild plants are European countries and China, with pine nuts being the most in-demand product.

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, in the future, the Russian Federation may receive up to 20% of the global market for organic wild plants, since the country has about a fifth of the area of all the world's forests, reports KazakhZerno.kz. Such natural resources potentially guarantee the possibility of harvesting industrial volumes of wild berries, nuts, fruits, mushrooms, birch sap and other organic products. According to scientists, the natural reserves of only the most common of these wild plants exceed 13 million tons. Potentially, more than 7 million tons of them can be procured and sold or processed for the production of organic products. The snag is the extremely low level of proper utilization of "forest gifts". A lot of raw materials are harvested, however, due to the low quality of its processing, no more than a third is suitable for commercial production. According to experts, taking into account food and medicinal plants in the future ...

Source: Kazakh-zerno