In the territory of the Stavropol Territory, potato harvesting has been completed.
In 2019, the harvested area amounted to 5,2 thousand hectares, which is 12% higher than last year - 4,7 thousand tons.
Harvesting was completed with a yield of 260 c / ha, which is 13% higher than the level of 2018. The gross harvest amounted to 136,5 thousand tons - 26% higher than last year (108,3 thousand tons).
- The leaders in gross harvest were the Ipatovsky urban district - from 1,3 thousand hectares, 51,8 thousand tons or 38% of the region were harvested, the Foothill municipal district - from 2,1 thousand hectares, 36,2 thousand tons or 26 % of the region and Krasnogvardeisky municipal district - from 0,6 thousand hectares, 22,9 thousand tons or 16% of the region were harvested, - said the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory.
Vyacheslav Dridiger, Ministry of Agriculture