An analysis of the current state of vegetable production of open and protected soil in the Russian Federation

The article analyzes the current state of vegetable production in the open and protected soils in the Russian Federation. Tomato (17.3%), cabbage (16.7%), onion (13.0%), carrots (10.4%), cucumbers (10.0%), and table beet (7.0%) occupy the largest share in the structure of vegetable crops cultures. In the structure of products of the whole agriculture, 49.5–52.8% is accounted for by agricultural organizations, 40.5–34.7% is produced by households. The bulk of commercial vegetables produced in the open ground. all categories of farms produced 14.7 million tons each, in 2016–2017. The main production of vegetables in open ground is concentrated in the Southern, Volga and Central federal districts, where about 65% of the vegetables from the total production in the Russian Federation are produced annually. The average yield of vegetables in greenhouses in the whole country is growing steadily, reaching the figure of 36.9 kg/m² in 2017, which is 31.8% higher than the 2013 level (28 kg/m²). According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the level of self-sufficiency of the Russian Federation of vegetables of the protected ground was 53.4% in 2017. This indicator is 7.1% higher than the 2016 level (46.3%) and 13.0% higher than the 2015 level (40.4%).