Russia lacks vegetable seeds

Two large vegetable-producing regions of Russia - Astrakhan and Volgograd regions - faced the problem of a shortage of imported seeds of tomatoes, carrots and onions before spring sowing. This is reported by "RBK" It is noted that Astrakhan Oblast has about 77% of vegetable seeds and 70% of tomato seeds. Volgograd Oblast is supplied with carrot and onion seeds by only 20%. Requests for supplies were sent to France and Hungary, but there was no reaction to them, and the logistics supply chains were not built. “Seeds are not grown in one day to get it in early spring of 2024, we ordered it last spring. You can no longer ask suppliers to sell to us - it simply does not exist. Therefore, for us, this is a serious problem that has not been resolved yet," said Mykhailo Zaitsev, general director of the Astrakhansky agricultural complex, which produces the most tomatoes in Russia. The lack of seeds, in turn, can lead to a decrease in the sown area and, as a result, a decrease in the ...