In 2023, farmers in the region produced 90 thousand tons of potatoes. But in the region there are opportunities to double crop production, said Deputy Governor for Agricultural Development Sergei Borzenkov at the relevant committee of the regional council on March 21.
The Deputy Governor recalled that in the Orel Special Economic Zone near Mtsensk, the construction of a factory for the production of French fries and potato pancakes of Grand Fries LLC (a joint venture of the Miratorg company and the fast food restaurant chain Vkusno - toka) continues.
“They are currently under construction and will be fully operational in 2025. To produce 120 thousand tons of finished products, 300 thousand tons of potatoes need to be processed. If there is processing, we have all the volumes and capacities to double potato production,” said Borzenkov.
The government representative noted that the Miratorg company plans to grow potatoes in the Oryol region on 3 thousand hectares. In addition, several family farms in the Oryol and Sverdlovsk regions received grants for the production of this crop.
As reported on the portal of the Oryol region, reinforcement cages for a low-temperature warehouse have currently been assembled at the plant construction site. Nearby there will be a warehouse storage building, for which work on the construction of the foundation is being completed. On the main part of the site, earthworks are being carried out for the construction of the plant's production building.