About
Table beetroot is grown for a dense, juicy root with a characteristic sweet flavour and deep colour. The main crop is harvested in late summer and autumn. Beetroot stores well and remains available after the fresh harvest season ends.
Fresh harvest season
An orientation window for local open-field harvest in the regions already documented in the atlas — not retail, import, or storage availability.
Atlas regions summary: August 20 – October 31
Regions with data: Voronezh OblastMoscow OblastLeningrad Oblast
By region
| Region | Season | Peak | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voronezh Oblast | August 20 – October 20 | — | Approximate |
| Moscow Oblast | September 1 – October 25 | — | Approximate |
| Leningrad Oblast | September 10 – October 31 | — | Approximate |
In the kitchen
Beetroot tastes sweet with distinct earthy notes. It is boiled or roasted for vinaigrette and other salads, added to borscht, and braised with other vegetables.
Seasonality by region
Leningrad Oblast(RU-LEN)
Season: September – October; Beginning; Active; Ending BeginningActiveEnding
- Season
- September 10 – October 31
- Confidence
- Approximate
Evidence
Agro-committee reports confirm autumn open-field vegetable harvesting, but table beetroot is not dated separately. The interval is editorial; general vegetable hectares must not be read as a beetroot calendar. No explicit peak: available sources do not justify a narrower window without false precision.
Sources
Field report 25 August 2025 — open-field vegetable harvesting in Leningrad Oblast (beetroot)
Committee for Agro-Industrial and Fisheries Complex of Leningrad Oblast
Report of 25 August 2025: vegetables harvested from 156 ha (12% of plan). Beetroot is not itemised; general vegetable figures must not be read as table-beetroot volume or calendar. Sugar beet is out of scope.
Moscow Oblast(RU-MOS)
Season: September – October; Beginning; Active; Ending BeginningActiveEnding
- Season
- September 1 – October 25
- Confidence
- Approximate
Evidence
The Moscow Oblast agriculture ministry (via AgroXXI, 2024 results) lists beetroot among predominant open-field vegetables with cabbage and carrot. No table-beetroot calendar milestones; dates are an editorial autumn root-crop window. Sugar beet is not modelled. 240 thousand tonnes is all open-field vegetables, not beetroot volume. No explicit peak: available sources do not justify a narrower window without false precision.
Sources
Moscow Oblast 2024 harvest results (AgroXXI citing the regional agriculture ministry)
AgroXXI / Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Moscow Oblast
Ministry results republished 26 December 2024: about 240 thousand tonnes of open-field vegetables, dominated by cabbage, carrot and beetroot; more than 1.9 thousand tonnes of fruit and berries. Greenhouse tomatoes/cucumbers are listed separately (protected ground) and are out of open-field season scope. No beetroot- or apple-specific harvest calendar.
Voronezh Oblast(RU-VOR)
Season: August – October; Beginning; Active; Ending BeginningActiveEnding
- Season
- August 20 – October 20
- Confidence
- Approximate
Evidence
Voronezhstat confirms vegetable production (the basket includes table beetroot) and autumn harvest progress. Dates are editorial. Sugar-beet campaign dates and volumes are not reused here. No explicit peak: available sources do not justify a narrower window without false precision.
Sources
Voronezhstat — vegetable production including table beetroot
Voronezhstat
Official statistics confirm substantial vegetable production (the vegetable basket includes table beetroot). Does not define a table-beetroot harvest calendar. Multi-million-tonne sugar-beet figures are a different crop and are not this source. No durable public URL captured.
Voronezhstat harvest reports — open-field vegetables (table beetroot)
Voronezhstat
Regional reports confirm vegetable harvesting through late summer and autumn. General figures must not be read as table-beetroot-only volume or replaced with the sugar-beet campaign calendar. URL not captured.
