Potato production this year amounted to 870 thousand tons.
The harvesting of potatoes was completed by Nizhny Novgorod agrarians. This was reported in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod region.
According to the ministry, the region ranks first in the Volga Federal District in terms of potato area in agricultural organizations and farms.
During the harvesting campaign with a total area of 14,2 thousand ha. 870 thousand tons of potatoes were harvested.
It is noted that such a crop will not only satisfy the region’s own needs for potatoes, but also sell it to other regions.
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