Russia: Kabardino-Balkaria produced a record number of canned fruits and vegetables in 2022

Of these, 41% are tomato paste, 17.6% are green peas, 17% are cucumbers, and 12.8% are sweet corn. In 2022, the canning factories of Kabardino-Balkaria produced a record number of canned fruits and vegetables for the region — 353.9 million conventional units. cans, or 110.2% by 2021. Most of all, the enterprises of the industry produced tomato paste, which accounts for 41% of the total volume of canned food, canned green peas account for 17.6%, the share of canned cucumbers is 17%, canned sweet corn - 12.8%. Kabardino-Balkaria continues to hold a leading position in the production of canned fruits and vegetables among the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District. In general, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, in Kabardino-Balkaria for 2022, the index of food production amounted to 102.3%. It was also possible to increase the production of bread and bakery products, fermented milk products, drinking milk, cheeses and cottage cheese. The beverage production ...