Crimean agrarians started harvesting blackberries - Yuriy Migal

About 15 tons of berries were harvested from an area of ​​about 12 hectares.
Crimean farmers have started harvesting blackberries. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Yuri Migal. About 15 tons of berries were harvested from an area of ​​about 12 hectares.
“The season for picking juicy blackberries has arrived. An area of ​​about 12 hectares has already been harvested. Basically, Crimean agricultural producers grow one of the most popular varieties - Thornfree. it is a dessert variety that ripens late, with large black berries and thick shoots without thorns. 4 agricultural producers are engaged in the production of blackberries on the peninsula. These are both large enterprises and individual entrepreneurs, and peasant farms,” said Yuriy Migal.
This year, blackberries are to be harvested from an area of ​​23 hectares. One of the enterprises that grows healthy berries is the IE HEAD of the K (F) Kh E. M. Memishev. In 2019, the farm received state support for the laying of 5.4 hectares of this berry. Last year, the farmer harvested his first crop - almost 3 tons of blackberries.
Recall that the Crimean enterprises continue harvesting fruit and berry products: open and closed ground strawberries, blackberries, peaches, cherry plums, apricots and cherries. On the territory of the Republic of Crimea this year, 60 enterprises in 11 districts are engaged in the cultivation of fruit and berry products. The largest areas are located in Krasnoperekopsky and Nizhnegorsky districts.
Reference: 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. up to 308 thousand rubles. per hectare, depending on the intensity of planting.