Pumpkin potential of Russia

Rosselkhozbank named the leading pumpkin growing regions In the 2021 season, the pumpkin harvest in Russia in farms of all categories amounted to 605.8 thousand tons. The Volga Federal District (193 thousand tons, 32% of the total volume) proved to be the most pronounced leaders in pumpkin production, followed by the Southern Federal District (148.3 thousand tons, 24.5%). Another 18% are grown in the Central, 16% - in the North Caucasus. The remaining 4 districts: Northwestern, Siberian, Ural and Far Eastern - account for only 10% of the pumpkin harvest. Among the individual regions for pumpkin production, Dagestan is ahead of all - 11% of the total volume in the country; Voronezh (9%), Volgograd (8%), Saratov (7%) and Rostov (7%) regions also have high results. The main role in supplying the country with pumpkins is played by the vegetable gardens of the Russians. Their share in the production of orange fruits is 82%, that is, eight out of ten pumpkins in the country grew at ...