Potato harvesting is under way in Russia’s Astrakhan region, where 250 hectares have been planted to the crop this year at a specialist farm, regional media reported on 29 September 2026.
The crop is being gathered manually with around 45 workers in the fields. A further 35 hectares are occupied by cabbage, onions, carrots and beetroot.
Note: single-source report. Source: BezFormata Astrakhan, 29 September 2026.
