The numbers : past and present
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Russia produced 615 tonnes of greenhouse vegetables last year. That is an increase of 6.5 percent compared to 2012,. The acreage grown in recent years to 2.6 thousand hectares of glass. That is still much less than the 4.7 thousand hectares which were present at the time of the Soviet regime. These greenhouses are now out of date or broken. Sharply rising costs versus slowly rising prices, limits on gas consumption and fierce competition led to poor prospects for growers. In addition, parts of the Soviet Union that no longer belong to Russia, were important for the production of vegetables at that time.The situation in Russia has changed. The demand for greenhouse vegetables is increasing in the country. So hard that the increasing acreage with greenhouses can not keep up with the demand. Imports exceeded 1 million tonnes in 2012/2013 season - an increase of 8%. But Russia wants to be less dependent on imports, and they will have to be, now that they announced an import stop for their largest suppliers; Europe.
The Russian government is heavily subsidizing greenhouse cultivation. Subsidies on energy, investments and special loans for construction, renovation and modernization of greenhouses and equipment; this all to bring back an area of 4.7 thousand hectares in 2020 - as many as there was in the Soviet era. Production must go to 1.7 million tons grown in 2020. This must be in the next six years, about 2,000 acres were added. Is this realistic?
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Is the growth of the acreage Russia aims for possible? Van Tuyl sees that the intended growth is currently not being met. "Among other things, because the bureaucracy starting new projects requires a long breath. Also, obtaining the necessary financing is generally a tough job. It is estimated that in 2013 100-150
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