Russia is almost half self-sufficient in fruits and berries

Today, Russia is almost 50 percent self-sufficient in fruit and berry products of its own production. This is reported in the new rating of the Russian Agricultural Bank for the collection of pome crops in the regions, writes Interfax. Russian Agricultural Bank specialists noted that in recent years, the share of such products in the total Russian harvest has been growing. They took quince, pears and apples as examples. According to Rosstat, over the past year, their total harvest increased to 2.89 million tons, or 200 thousand from the level of last year. According to the rating, the bulk of the production of such crops occurs in Kabardino-Balkaria, which accounts for a quarter of the total volume. The top three also includes Krasnodar Krai and Crimea with 17 and six percent. Another four percent each are occupied by the Voronezh Region and the Republic of Dagestan, three by the Moscow and Lipetsk Regions and Stavropol Krai, and two by the Belgorod Region. Of the specific types ...