Six post-Soviet countries are among the largest importers of potatoes from Iran
Fresh Common Potato
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
Published Jan 19, 2022
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to the fact that by the end of 2021, Iran is likely to be among the top five exporters of commercial potatoes in the world. The volume of exports of potatoes from Iran in 2021 increased by 16% and reached a record 855 thousand tons.
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At the same time, there are six countries of the post-Soviet space among the largest markets for Iranian potatoes: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine! From 14th to 19th place is occupied by five more countries of this region, namely: Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova. Moreover, it was the sharp increase in the supply of potatoes to the post-Soviet countries that provided Iran with a record volume of potato exports in 2021. After all, other major importers, as a rule, reduced their purchases of potatoes in Iran: Afghanistan reduced imports by 17%, and Iraq more than doubled. See also: Agro-forecast for 2022: record price increases, fertilizer shortages, declining yields and labor shortages Deliveries of Iranian potatoes to Uzbekistan increased by almost 37 times over the year, to Russia - by 20 times, to Ukraine by almost 100 times. Azerbaijan was, as usual, the largest market for Iranian potatoes of all post-Soviet countries (167 ...
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