According to the operational data of the regional agro-industrial complex management bodies, as of June 10, 2020, 604,600 MT of vegetables were harvested in winter greenhouses, which is 24% more than in the same period of 2019 (487,500 MT). Out of that, greenhouse cucumbers account for 406,200 MT (+22.5%) and tomatoes for 188,000 MT (+26.9%).
Traditionally, the Lipetsk, Moscow, Volgograd, Kaluga, Stavropol, and Krasnodar regions are leaders in the protected cultivation of vegetables.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture is systematically working to improve state support and regulations for the agricultural market in order to increase the country’s agricultural production, meet its domestic needs, and develop its export potential.