According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, our country’s farmers harvested 3,8 million tons of open-ground vegetables, which is 23,2% more than in 2022.
By the end of last week, the gross harvest of cabbage amounted to 440 thousand tons, red beets - 255 thousand tons, onions - 823 thousand tons, carrots - 422 thousand tons.
The volume of potato production this year was 34,5% more than last season. By mid-October, the gross tuber harvest reached 6,6 million tons.
During the harvesting process, the price situation on the food market also changes. For many items, agricultural producers' selling prices continued to decline over the past month.
A virus called “Murka” will help defeat bacterial spotting of cabbage
Scientists from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and the Russian State Agrarian University-Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K. A. Timiryazev have discovered a virus that kills the bacterium Hss...