Russia has experienced a significant increase in the harvest of open-ground and greenhouse vegetables. The organized sector's production of open-ground crops rose by 21.1% to 1.3 million tons from January to August 28, compared to the previous year. Greenhouse vegetable production also saw an increase, with a total of 1.1 million tons harvested, marking a 1% rise year-on-year. Cucumbers were the dominant greenhouse vegetable, with a harvest of 604.1 thousand tons. The main regions for vegetable production include Moscow, Volgograd, Kaluga and Lipetsk regions, as well as the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories.