Potato imports to Russia decreased by 30 percent

This year, the volume of imported potatoes has decreased by almost a third compared to the figures of 2023. In total, 247.3 thousand tons of tubers arrived in the country from abroad.
First of all, experts attribute the emerging trend to a reduction in the supply of Egyptian products. According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, the decrease in its volumes amounted to 44.6% – up to 114.6 thousand tons.
The fact is that products from the North African region were redirected to the EU countries. Due to crop failures in 2022-2023, Europeans are experiencing a serious shortage of potatoes. There is especially a shortage of raw materials for enterprises producing fries and chips.
At the same time, exports from Azerbaijan to Russia decreased by 33.3% to 40.8 thousand tons. Supplies from Belarus, on the contrary, increased by 11.3% to 74.7 thousand tons. And imports from China have increased more than 7 times, from where 11.2 thousand tons of potatoes have already been imported.