A report by ROIF Expert analytical agency reveals that French fries consumption in Russia saw a 1.3% increase in 2019, with the market growing at a CAGR of 52.6% from 2016 to 2019. This growth was primarily driven by an increase in domestic production and higher product prices. However, the market experienced a decline in 2020 due to reduced consumption by catering enterprises amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a 28.8% decrease in imports. Despite this, Russia's potato exports increased by 64.8% in 2019, with a 7.2% rise in deliveries from January to September 2020.