In 2022, the production of niche crops in Russia increased significantly, to a greater extent, this is due to the lack of state regulation in these markets
Russia
Published Mar 15, 2023
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In 2022, Russian farmers have significantly increased the production of so-called niche crops. To a greater extent, this is due to the lack of state regulation in these markets, Dmitry Rylko, director general of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), told Interfax. According to the expert, the areas under niche crops are insignificant, but record levels have been achieved for a number of crops. Referring to Rosstat data, he said that the harvest of legumes amounted to 4.6 million tons against 3.2 million tons in 2021. According to Rylko, this is a record figure since 1990, when 4.9 million tons were harvested. Including the pea harvest was also the highest in the new history of Russia - 3.6 million tons against 3.2 million tons in 2021. The area under grain legumes in 2022 expanded to 2.3 million hectares from 2 million hectares a year earlier, including under peas - from 1.4 million hectares to 1.6 million hectares. At the same time, their share in the total sown ...
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