In 2006-2009, croppage of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in Russia went up by 12 %, i.e. from 40 million tons to 45 million tons. In 2010, croppage of vegetables and mushrooms decreased by 25 %, compared to the previous year, and amounted to 33 million tons. The main reason was the harvest failure.

In 2011-2015, according to BusinesStat estimates, croppage of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in Russia will go up. In 2015, croppage of fresh vegetables and mushrooms will exceed 47 million tons. Croppage rise is connected with increase in overall demand for fresh vegetables and mushrooms on the national and global markets.

In 2006-2010, retail sales of fresh vegetables and mushrooms went up by 5%, i.e. from 16 million tons to 17 million tons. The volumes of retail sales of fresh vegetables and mushrooms were growing annually, compared to the previous years. The only exception was 2009, when the sales volume did not change, compared to 2008. In 2006-2010, potato, borecole and tomatoes accounted for the major share of the retail sales volume of fresh vegetables and mushrooms. In 2006-2010, the share of the retail sales of potato fluctuated between 60 % in 2010 and 69% in 2006. The share of borecole fluctuated between 7 % in 2007 and 8 % in 2010. The share of the retail sales of tomatoes fluctuated between 5 % in 2006 and 8 % in 2010.

In 2006-2010, the average per capita consumption volume of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in Russia increased from 177 kilograms per annum to 181 kilograms per annum.

In 2006-2010, the sales volume of vegetables and mushrooms in the world went up by 8.2%: from 1.32 billion tons to 1.42 billion tons.  The largest increase in the sales volume, compared to the previous year, was registered in 2007, it equaled 3.4%. In 2008, the market showed the most insignificant growth (by 1.1%).

In 2006-2010, the largest sales volume was registered in the sector of potato sales, it equaled around 22% of the total sales volume of vegetables and mushrooms.  The manioc sales accounted for 16%, tomato sales for 9%, and batata sales for 7%. In 2010, above third part of all the sales of vegetables and mushrooms in the world were made in China (508.8 million tons). Almost 9% (127.4 million tons) of all the vegetables and mushrooms in the world were sold in India, and around 4% were sold in the USA.

According to BusinesStat estimates, in 2011-2015 the sales volume of fresh vegetables and mushrooms will grow on the average by 1.6% per annum. In 2015, the sales volume of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in the world will amount to 1.54 billion tons. Increase in the sales volume of fresh vegetables and mushrooms is primarily connected with the population upsurge in the world that boosts demand for these products annually, particularly for vegetables. Besides, vegetables are irreplaceable products in healthy diets, as they have low calorie content and slow down the process of carbohydrates conversion into fat.