Russia may increase vegetable output to 20.5 million tons

Last year, 13.5 million tons of open and protected ground vegetables were harvested Taking into account the current consumption dynamics and its recommended norms, the Russian vegetable market has a growth potential of up to 20.5 million tons, which is 34.9% higher than in 2022. This is stated in a study by the Interagro company, which specializes in the production of equipment for the food industry and agribusiness, Agroinvestor reports. Tamara Reshetnikova, CEO of Technologies of Growth, specified that in 2022 the commercial production of greenhouse vegetables amounted to 1.5 million tons, and their total market was about 2 million tons. In general, the production of commercial vegetables in Russia last year amounted to about 6 .5 million tons; All farms, according to Rosstat, collected 13.5 million tons of open and closed ground vegetables. Analysts of the company in their study noted that in 2022, the growth of production capacities continued in the greenhouse vegetable ...