The Ministry of Agriculture has proposed measures to stabilize prices for vegetables from the "borscht set". The department believes that it is necessary to increase the acreage for vegetables, as well as increase the capacity for storing products. Izvestia writes about this with reference to the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, which the department sent to the Government.
So, until 2025, it is planned to increase the area for growing vegetables "borscht set" by 14% (up to 108,3 thousand hectares). 60% of new areas should be previously unused areas. Also, new vegetable stores will be built, which will make it possible to additionally store 313,9 thousand tons of products.
The Ministry of Agriculture proposes to increase, in comparison with last year, the area for growing cabbage by 14,5% (up to 34,7 thousand hectares), for beets - by 8% (up to 17,5 thousand hectares), for onions - by 12,7% (up to 30,1 thousand hectares), for carrots - by 20% (up to 26 thousand hectares), for potatoes - by 7% (up to 302,5 thousand hectares).