Russia’s domestic flower cultivation is striving to flourish amid heavy reliance on imports, which still make up about 80% of the market.
Despite a 50% increase in local flower production over five years, including popular varieties like roses, tulips, chrysanthemums, gerberas, and lilies, the industry faces significant challenges.
The cost of expanding or modernizing greenhouses—up to 350 million rubles per hectare—remains a major barrier. Producers have nearly 150 hectares of greenhouse land idle, awaiting government incentives that currently only support new construction, not renovations.
Without state backing, plans to double greenhouse capacity by 2030 to reduce import dependence are stalled.
Additionally, the sector depends heavily on imported planting materials and Western technology for greenhouse equipment, though efforts to switch to Russian or Chinese alternatives are underway but progressing slowly.
While the Ministry of Agriculture is considering support for upgrades, no concrete timeline or guarantees have been provided, leaving Russia’s flower growers in a delicate position as they seek to cultivate a more self-sufficient future.
