In 2018, Russia spent more than $ 120 million on the purchase of imported greens. And although the country is actively developing greenhouse cultivation of a variety of green crops, the volume of domestic production cannot cover half of the Russian demand for dill, parsley and other types of fragrant greens.

The share of foreign greens in the Russian market is more than 65%. These indicators were last recorded until 2014, after which for a while the situation was able to be directed towards increasing our own volumes of greenery production. However, today the Russian consumer flavors salads and other dishes of their daily diet with Israeli, Egyptian and Uzbek herbs, as well as herbs from Iran.

For dill, parsley, chives and other types of greens, Russia pays suppliers of the above countries about $ 75 million. A slightly smaller amount goes to buy aromatic herbs from other countries of the world.

Russian analysts see the salvation of the situation in the early development of their own greenhouse production of greenery.