Russia: The harvest of early peaches has begun in Crimea

Mass picking of peaches in the region is planned to begin at the end of June and be completed by mid-September The harvest of early varieties of peaches has begun in Crimea, reported Acting Minister of Agriculture of the region Alime Zaredinova. The total area of peach plantations in the republic exceeds 1.2 thousand hectares. “The Republic of Crimea is one of the leaders in peach production in Russia. According to operational data from municipal administrations, in 2023 (excluding households), more than 1.9 tons of peaches were harvested. This year’s plans are to collect no less than last year’s level,” commented Zaredinova. According to her, the first to start harvesting were the farms of the Bakhchisarai region, where more than 300 hectares of the 1.4 thousand hectares allocated for perennial plantings are occupied by peaches. In total, 53 enterprises of various forms of ownership grow crops in the region. The acting minister also said that the mass harvest of peaches in the ...