In the Primorsky Territory they are going to restore the production volumes of potatoes and vegetables to the 2022 level. After a massive flood that resulted in multi-million dollar damage, the sub-industry experienced a serious decline.
The crops were mainly grown in the Ussuriysk city and Oktyabrsky municipal districts, which were hit hardest by the disaster in the summer of 2023. As a result, the gross harvest of this type of product at enterprises and farms decreased by almost half. In the organized sector, Primorye residents managed to obtain only 33 thousand tons of potatoes and 27,2 thousand tons of vegetables.
Now local authorities are trying to rectify the situation. According to the regional Minister of Agriculture Andrei Bronts, to achieve the intended goal, seed material is being purchased from other regions of the Far East. Agreements have been concluded for the supply of super-elite and elite potatoes from the western part of the country.
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