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Potato harvesting rates are currently higher than last year, with 240,000 tons harvested by mid-July, which is 36% higher than the same period last year (+64,000 tons), the Ministry of Agriculture reported. The largest volumes have been collected in the Astrakhan Region, Krasnodar Territory, and Stavropol Territory. Work is also actively underway in new regions, including Kabardino-Balkaria, Volgograd Region, and Crimea. Early potato harvesting in Russia has entered an active phase, confirmed Alexei Krasilnikov, executive director of the Potato Union, to Agroinvestor. "First and foremost, in southern regions — Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Rostov and Astrakhan Regions," the expert explains. "Moreover, the Bryansk Region joined the early potato harvest a week and a half ago. Although this is an abnormally early harvest for the region, it was expected. There was very warm weather in central Russia in late March and early April. Local potato growers took advantage of this ...

Mass harvesting of ground vegetables is underway: cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, and carrots Since the beginning of the 2025 harvest campaign, the gross potato harvest in Russia has exceeded last year's figure by a third, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported. "Harvesting in the country is entering an active phase. Farmers in the south and North Caucasus are already harvesting grain crops, early vegetables, and potatoes. Now mass harvesting is beginning in the Volga Region, Central Russia, and other regions. Potato harvesting rates are higher than last year's: to date, 240,000 tons have been collected — this is 36% more than for the same period in 2024 (+64,000 tons)," the message states. The largest potato volumes have been harvested in the Astrakhan Region, Krasnodar Territory, and Stavropol Region. Active work is being carried out in new regions, Kabardino-Balkaria, Volgograd Region, and Crimea. The Ministry of Agriculture also reported that ground vegetable harvesting is gaining momentum — as of July 16, 219,000 tons have been collected. "These include, in particular, cucumbers and tomatoes, early onions, cabbage, and carrots..."

In the current year, it may reach 290,000 hectares In 2025, Russia plans to increase potato planting areas by more than 10,000 hectares, up to 290,000 hectares, to boost domestic production. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture press service, according to Izvestia. The department noted that in most regions of the country, crop planting is proceeding ahead of last year's pace. "As of June 2, potatoes have been planted on 237.2 thousand hectares (82% of the forecast), which is 19 thousand hectares more than the level of 2024 for the same date. Overall, with favorable weather conditions, a decent potato harvest of 7.5 million tons is expected in 2025 (in 2024, this figure was 7.3 million tons)," the ministry said. They also added that farmers will massively begin harvesting early potatoes from mid-June. A price decrease in the market can be expected in July. The Potato and Vegetable Market Participants Union ("Potato Union") clarified that harvesting of early potatoes has ...