Russia: In Chuvashia, the gross hop harvest is planned to increase 19 times by 2031

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Published Mar 27, 2024

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Chuvashia, a key region in Russia that produces 90% of the country's hops, is embarking on a significant expansion of its hop industry through a new state program set to run until 2031. Announced by Sergei Artamonov, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, the program aims to increase the hop harvest to 3.7 thousand tons and expand cultivation to 2,000 hectares, a more than 19-fold increase. This ambitious initiative will also see the modernization of agricultural machinery, the purchase of new hop harvesters and dryers, the development of hop varieties suited to the local climate, and the bolstering of scientific support, including the establishment of Russia's first hop analysis laboratory at the Chuvash State Agrarian University. This expansion builds on a 2020-2025 development concept that emphasized public-private partnerships and optimized state support, including significant subsidies for farmers.

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The republic will adopt a corresponding regional state program A regional state program for the development of hop production will be adopted in Chuvashia, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic, Sergei Artamonov, told TASS. “A draft state program “Development of production of hops and hop products in the Chuvash Republic” has been developed with a validity period until 2031, it is planned to be adopted in the first half of 2024. The program assumes, in particular, an increase in the gross hop harvest [from 192 tons in 2023] to 3.7 thousand tons in 2030, that is, we predict a more than 19-fold increase,” Artamonov noted. According to him, the area under hop plantings is planned to be increased from the current 133 hectares to 2 thousand hectares. “In general, this area is enough for the aromatic varieties of hops that are ripening in our country, which are in great demand for their quality. At the same time, work will be carried out to develop and adapt to our ...

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