Russia: Apple harvest in Stavropol increased by 1.5 times in 2022

Published Nov 21, 2022

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The Stavropol region in Russia has seen a significant increase in apple harvest, with over 74,000 tons harvested in 2022, which is 1.5 times more than the previous year. The total area for apple cultivation was 3.5 thousand hectares. Approximately 60% of the harvest is stored for off-season sale. The region has constructed two new fruit storage facilities, increasing the total capacity to 50,000 tons. The state provides support for the construction and modernization of agro-industrial complex facilities, including fruit storage facilities. Five investment projects have been selected for subsidization this year. The Stavropol Territory ranked among the top ten Russian regions for the gross harvest of fruits and berries.

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Gardeners in the Stavropol region harvested more than 74,000 tons of apples in 2022, which is 1.5 times more than last year. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the region. "The horticultural farms of the Stavropol Territory have completely completed harvesting apples. Today, 50 farms in 19 districts are engaged in growing fruit crops. This year, 74.1 thousand tons were harvested from an area of 3.5 thousand hectares, which is one and a half times more than last year" , the message says. It is noted that about 60% of the apple harvest is stored annually for sale in the off-season. “Therefore, one of the main priorities identified by the governor is the construction of new fruit storage facilities. Since the beginning of the year, two such facilities have been put into operation in the Budennovsky and Georgievsky districts, capacities have been increased in the Izobilnensky district. Today, the total capacity of fruit ...

Source: Kvedomosti