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Uzbekistan Adds Potatoes to Its New Farm Insurance System as 2027 Self-Sufficiency Deadline Nears
New insurance products for potatoes and onions anchor a subsidy overhaul, as Tashkent pushes to cover domestic potato demand from local production by 2027.
Tunisia: Up to 90% of Potato Seed Imported for a Crop of About 350,000 Tonnes
Tunisia grows potatoes on about 25,000 hectares and imports 80–90% of its seed, the farmers’ union UTAP says. It wants a national plan for local seed production.
Russia: Miratorg’s Bryansk potato complex anchors regional processing capacity
The 1.5-billion-ruble Vygonichi facility, designed for 56,000 tonnes a year, frames this season’s regional harvest.
Kyrgyzstan: At-Bashy potatoes prepared for export to Uzbekistan
Local farmers are being offered 20–22 som per kg, above the earlier announced average of 16–18 som.
Kyrgyzstan: field potato prices fall below production cost
Farm-gate prices of 18–20 som per kg — and as low as 12–15 som on Issyk-Kul — have prompted calls for export solutions.
Kazakhstan: potato prices fall 6.9% in a week
National statistics recorded the decline in the week to 9 September as new-crop supply built up.
Kazakhstan: potato harvest expected at 2.8 million tonnes
Field prices run at 80–110 tenge per kg against a national retail average of 217 tenge, raising farm-margin concerns.
Russia: retail potato prices up 33.5% year on year at 54 rubles per kg
September retail averaged 53.98 rubles per kg; the two-year increase stands at 17%.
Russia: wholesale potato prices bottom out at 22–23 rubles per kg
Seasonal price decline has ended, analysts say; imports reached 420,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026.
Russia: agricultural inspectors gain right to use drone data in land control from 1 October
Rosselkhoznadzor and Rosreestr can now use UAV and satellite data to detect land violations, including on potato fields.
Russia: Tver inspectors test potato lots for golden nematode before storage
Soil and tuber samples are being checked for cysts as the region’s main root crop goes into winter storage.
Russia: three golden nematode quarantine zones lifted in Khakassia
Rosselkhoznadzor abolished the zones in the Altai district following successful eradication measures.