October 17 2008, 11:45

Russia: more that 26 mln tonnes of potatoes harvested as of October 1

As of October 1, farms of all categories harvested 26.3 mln tonnes of potatoes that is up 3.9 % as compared to the same period of the previous year, reported Federal Service of State Statistics of Russia.

According to the statistics data, gross crop of vegetables throughout the country totaled 9 mln tonnes and increased by 3.5 % as compared to the last year.