Potato production increased The potato harvest has ended in the Saratov region. This year the farmers harvested 132.2 thousand tons, which is 10.5 thousand tons more than last year. Agricultural enterprises of Engels, Rubna and Sovetsky districts grew the most potatoes. 245.5 thousand tons of open ground vegetables were collected from the fields. 95% of the planned areas were cleared. This year the area of vegetable crops increased to 14.6 thousand dunams. 507.1 thousand tons of sugar beet were collected. 84.4% of the sown area was harvested.