date:Aug 28, 2014
xpensive.
Viktor Semkin, director of the agricultural company Moscovsky, says that more than 45% of the cost of tomatoes corresponds to gas and electricity, which are not subsidised. As a result, most greenhouses close during the winter months. During the coldest months, January and February, greenhouses are far from profitable due to high energy costs.
According to statistics, in 2013 Russia imported 800,000 tons of tomatoes and 200,000 tons of cucumbers. Russian greenhouses yielded 630,000