Our colleagues from KaspiyInfo have discovered a record low lately cost of potatoes in Astrakhan. They managed to find it for 20 rubles per kilogram. With nuances, of course – for such money it is small and you need to go for it right to the Kutum fair, where public transport, to put it mildly, is not very good. But still she is!
The last time such prices, according to colleagues, were fixed three years ago – in 2019. But exactly a year ago, small potatoes cost 40 rubles per kilogram, and large ones – all 60. In February, the cost of potatoes rose to 75 rubles per kilogram. All this was explained by the fact that for many years potatoes were cheap, and some farmers simply refused to grow them. “And the meaning,” they said to “Watermelon”. Fuel is getting more expensive, everything is getting more expensive, but potatoes are at the old price. We don’t want to work at a loss.” As a result, the market faced a shortage of potatoes, and bad weather in the Middle Lane was added to this: the rains either prevented planting or digging potatoes.
