Due to poor harvest, Russia intends to buy more potatoes in the CIS – Gazeta.Ru
18 November 2021, 01:16
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Ilya Naymushin / RIA Novosti
Within the framework of the government, the Ministry of Agriculture said that it is planned to purchase more potatoes in the CIS countries. They write about it “News”…
It is noted that this will allow receiving potatoes at a lower price than from Pakistan and Egypt, where purchases were made earlier. It will also help to cope with the lack of root crops, which is possible by the spring.
The Ministry of Agriculture warned below that due to bad weather, the domestic harvest of potatoes is proceeding very slowly and its volume is still less than expected. In addition, the quality of the vegetable is not high this year. Due to the weather conditions, potatoes collect wet and will be less stored.
Due to the addition of the harvest, wholesale prices for vegetables have already exceeded those in 2020 by 71.4%. At the end of October, the wholesale price reached 23 rubles. / Kg. A similar trend is typical for other products from the “borscht set”: carrots (growth in value by 44%) and cabbage (+ 70%).
Specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are trying to form relationships with suppliers from the CIS. Trading networks were connected to the process.
Formerly the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation approved measures to stabilize prices for the “borscht set”.