Dynamics of pea sown area and productivity in Russia

Peas are among the most widely grown agricultural crops in Russia and worldwide. The current paper has considered the main advantages of peas and described their key applications in industrial processing. The purpose of the current study was to systematize and analyze information on the dynamics of pea sown area, productivity, and gross harvest in Russia. The data from the Unified Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System was used as the material for study. There have been analyzed the changes in pea sown areas and productivity in the Russian Federation from 2015 to 2024. There has been found that the average productivity in the Russian Federation ranged from 1.66 to 2.64 t/ha during the analyzed period. Throughout ten years, the highest figures were recorded in 2023 (2.64 t/ha) and 2017 (2.53 t/ha). Gross harvest of peas increased from 1,751.4 thousand tons in 2015 to 4,388.1 in 2024. The highest values for this indicator were established in 2023, reaching 5,256.3 thousand tons. The top three federal districts in Russia by pea acreage were the Siberian (374,400 hectares), the Volga (329,000 hectares), and the Central (237,700 hectares). There has been determined a positive acreage increase in the most federal districts. In the Central, Volga, North Caucasus, Siberian, Southern and Ural Federal Districts, there has been recorded an acreage increase under pea cultivation of 1.7–3.7 times in 2024 compared to 2015. Among the regions of the Russian Federation, the largest pea producers are Stavropol Territory, Rostov region, and Krasnodar Territory, with a gross harvest of over 200 thousand tons.

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