This year, more than 460 thousand tons of open and protected ground vegetables are planned to be harvested in the Moscow region, the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food reported.
The department said that last year vegetables were harvested from eight thousand hectares in the region – a total of 305 thousand tons, including almost 89 thousand tons of cabbage, almost 99 thousand tons of carrots, two thousand tons of onions.
This year, the sowing of open ground vegetables is planned for 8.2 thousand hectares. The gross harvest will amount to 336 thousand tons, which is 10% more than a year earlier.
In 2022, it is planned to build new greenhouse complexes in the region. Taking into account the commissioning of new areas, the gross harvest of greenhouse vegetables will exceed 128 thousand tons, which is 17.3 thousand tons more than last year.
