Potato prices have resumed in Moldova

This week, after a small and short-term decline, the process of increasing wholesale potato prices has resumed in Moldova. The growth is not too great yet - within 10-12%, EastFruit experts report. By and large, prices have returned to the range observed at the beginning of January 2024 – 7-9 lei/kg ($0.39-0.50/kg). The only difference is that the supply of local low-quality potatoes has decreased significantly, and even such products have become slightly more expensive. As EastFruit previously reported, the rise in price of this product on the Moldovan market is holding back the import of relatively inexpensive Belarusian potatoes. However, due to complex and expensive logistics, supplies are irregular, so prices for quality potatoes are still gradually rising. It is curious that it is precisely due to Belarusian supplies that the average price of potatoes in Moldova is still lower than in Ukraine, which imports potatoes only from Poland. But it is difficult to judge how long ...