The harvesting of potatoes in the Stavropol Territory continues. According to the data of agricultural departments (departments) of municipal districts (urban districts), agricultural producers of the region by September 7 from an area of 2,5 thousand hectares harvested 78,2 thousand tons of potatoes, which is 29% higher than the same period in 2019 (60,7 thousand tons), with a yield of 316 c / ha. The total harvested area of potatoes is 5,2 thousand hectares.
- The main volume of harvested potatoes falls on the Ipatovsky urban district - 44 thousand tons, the Krasnogvardeisky municipal district - 17 thousand tons and the Foothill MR - 6 thousand tons, - said Vyacheslav Dryiger, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory.