In 2019, it is planned to plant 4,7 thousand hectares of potatoes in the region, which is 0,4 thousand hectares higher than last year.
“Currently, agricultural producers of Stavropol planted 57% of the plan, which is 9,7% faster than the pace of planting on the same date last year. Most of the potatoes were planted in the Piedmont municipal region - 950 hectares and Ipatovsky urban district - 873 hectares, ”said Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory Andrei Oleinikov.
The ratio of planted land by farm category shows that 57% of the planted land is located in agricultural enterprises and 43% in peasant (farmer) farms.
Source: http://mcx.ru/