This year, in the suburbs of potatoes harvested 18% more than the same period last year. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region Andrei Razin.
“We are completing the harvesting of potatoes in the region, as planned, by the beginning of November. Warm, dry weather helped us to reap a record harvest this year. To date, the gross harvest amounted to 428 thousand tons of potatoes. But we plan to reach 434 thousand tons, ”Andrei Razin said.
According to the minister, last year 360 thousand tons of potatoes were harvested in agricultural enterprises of the Moscow region.
“The potato harvest is 18% more than the same date last year. And one more record was set by our farmers this year - yield. It is 321 centners per hectare. In 2018, the potato yield was 241 centners per hectare, ”added Andrei Razin.
The main areas of potato production are located in Dmitrovsky and Kolomensky urban districts, Ozyory, Lukhovitsy and Stupino.
“These five districts harvested 344 thousand tons of potatoes, which is more than 79% of the entire region. The leaders are such agricultural organizations as DGT, Agrofirma Bunyatino, Ozyory, Kulikovo, Severka, Gorodishche, Agrofirma Sosnovka, Yemelyanovka, Bunyatino, Dedinovo and others. " - added Andrey Razin.
The Minister recalled that the Moscow region ranks first in the Central Federal District for the cultivation of vegetables in the open field, including potatoes.
Source: http://mcx.ru/