Russia: The first almond harvest was collected this year in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and Sevastopol

Farmers in the southern regions of the country are showing growing interest in growing nut crops This fall, Kabardino-Balkaria harvested almonds for the first time. Walnut trees were grown in the village of Proletarskoye. It took local farmer Mikhail Prytkov 4 years for them to begin bearing fruit and produce the first harvest. “This year, we harvested from 8,000 trees. It turned out to be about 1 ton in total. Next year, we plan to plant another 15,000 trees,” Prytkov said. Since the climate in Kabardino-Balkaria is suitable for growing almond trees, it is expected that the yield will be significantly higher in the future. Buyers are already interested in the product. The businessman received offers from representatives of a retail chain, as well as a Moscow company that produces cosmetics based on almond oil. In general, the agricultural producer notes the high demand for this product. The almond harvest was collected for the first time this fall in the peasant farm of Zore ...