Potato imports to Russia from Armenia increased more than 7 times, from China - more than 3 times

Potato imports to Russia from Armenia have increased more than 7 times since the beginning of 2024, from China - more than 3 times, from Belarus - by 60.8%. This was reported to TASS by the Rosselkhoznadzor. "Over the past period of the current year, the volume of potato imports from Belarus increased by 60.8% (2024 - 168.5 thousand tons), China - more than 3 times (2024 - 40 thousand tons) and Armenia - more than 7 times (2024 - 10.8 thousand tons)," the report says. In total, 395.5 thousand tons of food potatoes have been imported to Russia since the beginning of 2024, which is 7.9% less compared to the same period in 2023. The main countries supplying such products to Russia are traditionally Belarus, Egypt, Azerbaijan, China and ...