Russian potato exports increased

In the first nine months of this year, Russia exported 254.8 thousand tons of potatoes (food and seed), which is almost 36% more than in the same period last year, said Roman Nekrasov, director of the crop production department of the Ministry of Agriculture. In monetary terms, exports increased by 38.7% (to $ 30.3 million, in 2015 the amount was half that). According to Nekrasov, the main buyers of our seed potatoes are Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Belarus. And table potatoes are in demand in Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan. However, while the import of potatoes is declining, it still exceeds export. Over the nine months of 2020, 293.4 thousand tons were imported to Russia (last year - 298.3 thousand tons). At the same time, potatoes were supplied mostly in the off-season, in March-June. Therefore, it is necessary to develop capacities for storing potatoes in Russia. So far, they are enough to store 4.5 million tons of products per ...