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Egypt and China remain the main suppliers, while exports in January-June totalled 157,000 tonnes, the Russian Potato Union said.
The regional harvest campaign is entering its final stretch, with cabbage, carrot and beet gathering also under way.
Kabansky district leads the republic's harvest with 16,400 tonnes, followed by Pribaikalsky and Selenginsky districts, as the campaign nears completion.
Two more varieties, Geliya and Skif, were submitted for state registration in 2025, while domestic seed coverage for potatoes and other import-dependent crops stands at only around 36%, Samara agriculture minister Alexey Popov said.
With 2.5 million tonnes already dug and farm-gate prices at 90–100 tenge, Astana sees no grounds for last season's export ban.
Russian growers compare brochure speeds with field reality for four-row self-propelled harvesters, and describe a market where new machines are sold out.
Sri Lanka imported 186,145 tonnes of potatoes in 2025, while its two local seasons gave less than 30,000 tonnes, Central Bank data show. Domestic output has fallen for years.
Our weekly digest: 192 stories, the northern-hemisphere harvest in its final phase, the CIS pricing season — and the numbers behind the week in potatoes.
The Research Center for Potato Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has transitioned to aeroponic systems for the production of mini-tubers, achieving a 2.5-fold acceleration in propagation rates and reaching an annual output of…
Week-40 quotes from three German state agencies show table potato prices holding at about double last year's level as the harvest nears its end.
Reviews in Applied Sciences and earlier research show that potato fruit juice holds only 1–2% protein, but EU starch plants produce about 6 million cubic metres of it a year.
A Belarusian company, Urbanfresh LLC, is seeking $100,000 in investment to complete the launch of what it describes as the first production facility in the CIS for washed potatoes packaged in eco-friendly kraft paper. Located in the…
