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New planned unit with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes of mushrooms
Russia
Monday 04 September 2017
FJ
VYBORGEC starts a large mushroom production project. Important actor of vegetable poduction (16000 tons), they also manage a site of 35 hectares of greenhouses (70% dedicated to cucumbers)
The VYBORGEC holding, active in vegetable production, will invest RUB 4 billion (USD 69 million) for the construction of a mushroom farm with a production capacity of 10 000 tonnes per year.
According to the government of the region of Saint Peterburg, the facility is planned to be erected near an existing production site in the Vsevolzhsky district. Currently, 1,400 tons of mushrooms and 200 tons of shiitake are grown in the region.
The first stage of the project (5,000 tons of production) is due to be completed in 2018 and the second stage (10,000 tons) by 2019. VYBORGEC plans to reach the planned capacity and occupy a good part of the mushroom market.
The volume of mushroom production has increased significantly according to the Russian Greenhouses Association. Despite numerous projects launched, domestic production is insufficient to meet the demand for mushrooms. Russia imports about 135,000 tons of mushrooms per year and consumption increases by 5-7%.
source : greenhousesforum.com, agroinvestor
