08 Feb 2013

In Crimea they will gather 100 thousand tones of grape

 
 
Current year harvest in Crimea is expected to be 110 thousand tones of fruit and berries and at least 100 thousand tones of grape. According to the press service of the Ministry of the Agricultural Policy and Food Supply of the Crimea last year even though strong frost in February damaged gravely gardens and vineyards the harvest of fruit and berries was 109 thousands tones and the one grape was 75 thousands tones. The highest results in fruit were shown by the households of Krasnogvardeyskiy, Nizhnegorskiy, Bakhchisarayskiy regions due to stimulation of the bearing of young apple gardens of intensive type so the increase of the crop was more than 15000 tones in volume. During the year two refrigerators of 4,6 thousands tones storage capacity were launched, two more refrigerators 500 tones each were constructed. All the warehouses are equipped with a new gas regulated system. This year the sector of gardening and vine-growing will be invested with a sum exceeding 286 millions grivna. They plan to plant 900 hectares of gardens and vineyards, organization of drop irrigation at the area of 800 hectares, construction of four new refrigerators for12000 tones and modernization of four others, purchase of three processing machines. By 2025 the program of development of vine-growing and wine-making previews increase of volume of production of grapes till over 300000 tones. Source – www.news.allcrimea.net