Crimean farmers harvest raspberries. Neither more nor less has already been harvested — 22 tons of berries

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Crimean agrarians harvested raspberries from an area of ​​more than 25 hectares. According to the Republican Ministry of Agriculture, about tons of berries were harvested, which is more by tons compared to the same period last year .

It’s time to harvest sweet and fragrant raspberries. As a rule, the berry is harvested very carefully by hand or mechanized. This year, raspberries began to be harvested a little over a week ago. Farmers grow such varieties as Novosti Kuzmina, Indian Leto and Rubin. In Crimea, raspberry production is carried out by 16 enterprises in Sovetsky, Simferopol, Nizhnegorsky, Krasnoperekopsky, Dzhankoysky, Belogorsky and Bakhchisarai regions , — said the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Yuri Migal.

According to him, this year the Crimean farmers will have to harvest raspberries from 40,20 hectares.

For the laying of berry crops such as raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, agricultural producers of the Crimea are annually provided with state support. The subsidy rate for the establishment of berry plantations is from 220 thousand rubles to 308 thousand rubles per hectare, depending on the intensity of planting.

Crimean enterprises also continue harvesting fruit and berry products: open and closed ground strawberries, blackberries, peaches, cherry plums, apricots and cherries. The largest areas of such crops are located in the Bakhchisarai, Krasnogvardeisky and Nizhnegorsk regions.