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Russia may begin growing bananas in greenhouses. Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut raised this issue at the "New Economic Policy" forum held at the end of November at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The issue of launching domestic production is periodically discussed in the department, the minister said. Farmers are stopped by the price of imported bananas, which, although it has almost doubled in just two years, still remains lower than greenhouse ones.

Portalfruticola.com spoke with the executive director of ACORBANEC, Richard Salazar, who analyzed the Russian market and the evolution of Ecuadorian banana shipments.

The first greenhouse complex for growing bananas in Russia is planned to be put into operation in 2025 in Stavropol. Land plots are being formed in the territory of the Nevinnomyssk advanced socio-economic development area for the construction of four or five structures with an area of 100-150 thousand square meters. The total area of the territory for the project will be 46 hectares. In addition to bananas, the complex will allow growing pistachios, almonds, avocados, mangoes and passion fruit, TASS writes. The project is planned to be implemented by a Russian investor together with partners from Kazakhstan. “There is a growing technology that is widely used. We understand perfectly well that this is not a “fly-by-night” project, it is profitable. In terms of products, it will be competitive with bananas produced in Turkey and other countries,” explained the head of the city of Nevinnomyssk, Mikhail Minenkov.