Russia: Retail Potato at 51 RUB/kg in September, Up 28.8% Year on Year
The average retail price reached 51 rubles per kilogram in September; in Moscow chains ordinary potatoes sell at 50-59 RUB/kg and washed ones at 68-90 RUB/kg.
The average retail price of potatoes in Russia reached 51 rubles per kilogram in September 2026, up 28.8% from a year earlier, Lenta.ru reported on 23 October 2026.
In Moscow retail chains, a kilogram of ordinary potatoes costs 50-59 rubles and washed potatoes 68-90 rubles, MK reported the same day, citing agricultural expert Evgeny Simakov, who said prices are likely to keep rising toward the end of the year.
Sources: Lenta.ru, 23 October 2026; MK, 23 October 2026.
