Agrarians of the Stavropol Territory are planning to plant 1,136 hectares of apple orchards in 2019.
Fruitnews.ru quoted the Minister of Agriculture of the Region, Vladimir Sitnikov, as saying: "In 2019, we are planning to lay out 1,136 hectares. We never pledged ourselves to such a big project: usually it would be 400-500 hectares per year."
In 2018, the production of apples in the Stavropol Territory amounted to 35,000 tons, exceeding the 2017 figures by 1,000 tons. The acreage of intensive and super-intensive gardens in the region is about 3,120 hectares.