Due to abnormally low temperature the growers of Ulyanovsk region failed to harvest the yield of cabbage. From 23 to 27 October, the air temperature deviated from climatic norm by 7 degrees. Neither gardeners nor vegetable producers were ready for such a sharp fall of temperature. As a result, the cabbage in the fields was damaged by frost and unsuitable for harvesting and consumption.

Gennady Solovyov, the owner of the agricultural company Laishevsky Ovoschi, states that his fields along with several other farms that had not harvested their cabbage, were seriously damaged by the October frosts.

Although, according to Solovyov, the local agricultural companies might suffer significant losses, there is no need for the residents of Ulyanovsk to worry. There was about a thousand tonnes of cabbage left in the fields, which means, in terms of cash, a loss of 10 million roubles (196 thousand Euro). The increase in cabbage prices or deficiency of this product in the shops of the city is not expected.

Source - http://www.freshplaza.com/