Potatoes may become cheaper in Moldova, according to forecasts

Operators of the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market fear that the process of reducing wholesale prices for potatoes, which began in the second half of December last year, may continue in January this year. The reason for the possible next reduction in the price of this product is the same - low demand. Last week, potatoes were sold in bulk at the city markets of Moldova at December prices - 6-7 lei/kg ($0.30-0.31/kg). However, the majority of sellers complained about the decline in the already low demand. Probably, this circumstance is connected with the outflow of the diaspora, which celebrated the winter holidays at home, to work and study abroad. In parallel with this, the bulk of the rest of the population of Moldova switched to a “post-holiday savings regime”, including on regular food products. A few weeks earlier, wholesale traders, mostly medium-sized and small-sized, had hopes for a pickup in demand for basic foodstuffs, including potatoes and borscht-set vegetables, ...