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Farmers in the Brest region of Belarus have started planting potatoes, despite forecasts of coming frosts. According to Dmitry Gorodetsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee, as of the morning of April 18, 38%…
Governor of Omsk Region Vitaly Khotsenko traveled to Uzbekistan to discuss investment initiatives with the governor (khokim) of Fergana Region, Khayrullo Bozarov. According to the regional government, the talks focused on establishing a livestock farm and developing…
A Kaliningrad agricultural enterprise has received the largest insurance payout in the region—exceeding 292 million rubles—following the destruction of its potato crop due to waterlogged soil. According to the press service of the National Union of Agricultural…
Elite seed potatoes of the highest categories—elite and super-elite—are being exported from the Kaliningrad region to other parts of Russia. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, these special varieties, grown by the agricultural group "Atlantis," are…
Several agricultural producers in the Kostroma region have agreed to sell their potatoes and vegetables at reduced prices during the upcoming Easter fairs. Local farms possess substantial stocks of produce and have decided to distribute them in…
Organic potatoes grown by the Ivanovo-based company ProAgro have appeared on supermarket shelves in Dubai. The farm, located in the Ilyinsky District, cultivates its crops on land that was brought back into use after 20 years of…
In early April, Russian retailer Magnit sent its first batch of 400 tons of seed potatoes to farming enterprises in the Volgograd and Sverdlovsk regions under agrocontracting agreements. Later during the spring sowing campaign, Magnit will provide…
Russia's spring sowing campaign is currently outpacing last year's pace, with potato planting areas set to increase. The Astrakhan region, one of the country's leaders in potato production, is also expanding its root crop acreage. However, there…
The global landscape of agricultural trade is currently undergoing a period of profound structural restructuring, characterized by shifting production capacities, geopolitical disruptions in supply chains, and evolving consumer demand. Within this complex matrix, the potato processing industry…
The case of Vitalina Popova, a farmer from Russia's Tattinsky Ulus (district) who was denied a state subsidy to build a modern 300-ton climate-controlled potato storage facility, has taken a new turn. Although she did not receive…
Farmers in Russia's Kaliningrad region have fully secured their supply of seed potatoes and vegetables and have begun the spring sowing campaign. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local vegetable growers are using table varieties of…
The humble potato surpasses even bananas in potassium content, according to clinical nutritionist and biochemist Violetta Oganesyan. She explains that potatoes are an important source of electrolytes, which are essential for the proper functioning of the nervous…
