Pumpkin potential of Russia

Published Nov 1, 2021

Tridge summary

In 2021, Russia's pumpkin production yielded a total of 605.8 thousand tons, with the Volga Federal District leading as the top region at 32% of the production. Dagestan was the highest contributing individual region with 11% of the national production. The majority of the pumpkins, about 82%, were grown in vegetable gardens by Russian households, while the remaining 18% were farmed. The North Caucasus Federal District, Southern Federal District, and the Volga Federal District had the highest per capita consumption, with residents in the North Caucasus district consuming an average of over two pumpkins per person.

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Original content

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 ...

Source: Agroxxi