Kazakhstan: Producers predict a high potato harvest
Fresh Common Potato
Kazakhstan
Published Jun 24, 2022
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In recent days, prices for potatoes have been decreasing in the cities of Kazakhstan. For example, in the city of Kostanay, a week ago potatoes cost 347 tenge per kilogram. Yesterday its price fell to 210 tenge. Experts say that a good potato harvest is expected this year, APK Novosti reports. “The current pricing is influenced by cheap potatoes from Uzbekistan and early ones from southern Kazakhstan. In addition, early varieties of potatoes will soon ripen in other regions of the country.
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In recent days, prices for potatoes have been decreasing in the cities of Kazakhstan. For example, in the city of Kostanay, a week ago potatoes cost 347 tenge per kilogram. Yesterday its price fell to 210 tenge. Experts say that a good potato harvest is expected this year, APK Novosti reports. “The current pricing is influenced by cheap potatoes from Uzbekistan and early ones from southern Kazakhstan. In addition, early potato varieties will soon ripen in other regions of the country. The year for potatoes will be fruitful. The rains have been good. Accordingly, the price of the product will fall. The potato harvest will also be huge in Russia,” says Andrey Strelets, a potato farmer from Petropavlovsk. Last year, prices were formed taking into account quarantine restrictions and climatic conditions. The spring was very warm, and there was a drought in both Kazakhstan and Russia. Potatoes in storage began to deteriorate quickly, so the farmers tried to sell the crop faster. Read ...
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