Russian potato exports were doubled

High yields and low prices may be an additional incentive to increase supplies abroad Potato exports in the first eight months of this year doubled compared to the same period last year and amounted to approximately 80 thousand tons, said Alexey Krasilnikov, executive director of the Potato Union. Also, according to him, during the reporting period, potato imports to Russia amounted to 356 thousand tons, although the average annual import volume for 2021-2022 was at the level of 500 thousand tons. According to Krasilnikov, the decrease in imports is due to the high harvest in Russia and, consequently, low prices for domestic potatoes. As a result, rather expensive imports were less competitive. “In general, potato harvesting is completed. According to operational data from the Ministry of Agriculture, we have set another record - about 8 million tons (in the organized sector),” says Krasilnikov. Moreover, he points out, the record was achieved not due to an increase in area - they ...