This year, the harvesting area of vegetables in open ground in Kuzbass amounted to 1047 hectares. Onions, carrots, beets, cabbage and others are planted. On October 23, harvesting was completed: the gross harvest amounted to 36,9 thousand tons, yield - 352,8 centners / ha. For comparison, last year the collection of vegetables per hectare was less by 33,3 centners. The Novokuznetsk region (350 hectares) became the leader in the area of vegetable crops. The largest amount of vegetables was collected by the Kemerovo District (17,2 thousand tons).
In all categories of farms (without private household plots), 8515 hectares of potatoes were planted. Harvesting took place in unfavorable weather conditions, but the farmers coped with the tasks and received an average yield of 189,8 c / ha. Gross harvest - 161,5 thousand tons. This is slightly less than last year's level (in 2019 it was collected 2 thousand tons more), but higher than the planned figure. The largest areas under potatoes in the Yashkinsky district - 2350 hectares, they also harvested the most "second bread" (62,5 thousand tons).
In total, there are 25 large enterprises in Kuzbass, which pay great attention to the cultivation of potatoes and vegetables. One of the largest potato producers is KDV Agro LLC, more than 50 thousand tons of potatoes are harvested here annually, and this year was no exception. The main production of vegetables is located in the SPK "Beregovoy", this enterprise provides about half of the gross harvest in the region.
“In general, in Kuzbass, we planned to receive about 36 thousand tons of vegetables and 160 thousand tons of potatoes. We have fulfilled the plan, the reserves have been formed. The warehouses, where all the harvested crops were brought, are equipped with the necessary refrigeration units. Products can be stored until May next year, ”comments the Minister of Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kuzbass Andrey Aritkulov.