In Dagestan harvested 262.3 thousand tons of grapes

This year, 262.3 thousand tons of grapes were harvested in the republic, despite the consequences of spring floods. More than 4,000 seasonal workers participated in the harvesting campaign.

This head of Dagestan Fedor Shchukin was reported by the head of the profile committee Sherif Kerimkhanov at the meeting.

Over the past five years, more than 3 billion rubles of state support have been sent to the viticulture of the republic, this year - 832 million rubles. During this period, about 4.7 thousand hectares of new vineyards were laid, in 2026 they plan to lay more than 800 hectares.

Dagestan fully meets its own needs for planting material and supplies seedlings to other regions.

Shchukin noted the importance of developing processing, increasing the production of products in demand outside the region and strengthening the positions of Dagestani manufacturers in the Russian market. Among the priorities are the expansion of vineyards, the development of nursery farming, increasing the capacity for storage and processing of grapes and providing the industry with vitiable lands.