A Perfect Storm: Record Imports and Soaring Costs Push Russian Potato Sector to the Brink
A stark warning from a leading Russian potato producer, Nikolai Yuzefov, owner of a 7,200-hectare farm in the Rostov region, ...
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Soil That Says “Thank You”: Inside the Babushkin Family’s Seed Potato System
The International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) continues with a stop at the Babushkin family farm—an operation that treats soil ...
Potato Tour of Russia: AO “Lunacharsk” (Samara Oblast) — Interview with Sergey Kislyakov
Key themes: Volga-sourced irrigation and its evolution, a shift from a massive vegetable economy to a diversified model with dairy, ...
“Breeding a variety is only half the battle.” Vladimir Molyanov (MAG) on advancing Russian potato breeding and securing off-take
Russian potato breeding has made a qualitative leap in recent years, but the toughest challenge isn’t creating varieties—it’s getting them ...
Price Caps vs. Price Formulas: A Minister’s Warning and a Market Solution for Potato Supply
In a definitive stance against market intervention, Russia's Minister of Agriculture, Oksana Lut, has publicly opposed the fixation of potato ...
From Seed to Fry: How Russia is Building a Domestic French Fry Industry from Scratch
The launch of a domestic french fry industry in Russia represents one of the most ambitious agricultural import substitution projects ...
Apartment Spuds: A Novelty or a Viable Contributor to National Potato Security?
A recent proposal by a Russian economist has sparked discussion within the agricultural sector: cultivating potatoes in urban apartments to ...
Revolutionizing Potato Farming: St. Petersburg Scientists Develop Method for Homegrown Potatoes
Scientists from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPb FRC RAS) have developed an innovative method ...
Potato Crisis in Russia: 173% Price Surge Forces Imports from Mongolia
Russia, traditionally a leading global potato producer, is now grappling with an unprecedented shortage, driving prices up by a staggering 173% year-on-year. ...
Why Small-Scale Farmers Won’t Sell Their Potatoes—Even at Record-High Prices
This season, potato prices in Russia have shocked consumers, reaching 100 rubles per kilogram ($1.10/kg)—a steep increase for a staple once ...
Spring Frosts and Potato Yields in Russia: What Farmers Need to Know
Recent spring frosts in Russia have sparked discussions about their potential effects on potato yields. According to Vladimir Akatyev, chairman ...
Ensuring Potato Quality: Lessons from Russia’s Recent Quarantine Incident
In early March 2025, specialists from Russia's veterinary laboratory detected a quarantine disease in a shipment of potatoes imported from ...
Potato imports from China: a sharp jump and its impact on the Russian market
Main factors for the sharp increase in suppliesIn 2024, potato supplies from China to Russia increased fivefold, reaching 46.7 thousand ...
Growing Potatoes Without Soil: A Breakthrough in Aeroponic Farming in Buryatia
The initiative focuses on two certified Russian potato varieties, “Meteor” and “Vostorg,” grown in-vitro under a collaborative agreement with the ...
Expanding Potato Imports: How Russia Plans to Meet Domestic Demand in 2024
As potato yields face a downward trend in Russia due to unfavorable weather and reduced planting areas, the country is ...
Russia Considers Increasing Potato Imports: Will This Stabilize Prices for 2024?
In response to declining potato harvests and skyrocketing prices, Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economic Development are exploring ...
The Novgorod region has reduced the supply of potato seed material from abroad to one percent
According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, 28.6 thousand tons of high-reproduction seed potatoes have been produced in the region ...
The volume of sales of fruits and vegetables in Russia will exceed two trillion rubles
According to experts, the consumption of vegetables this year will reach 107 kilograms per capita. This is only two kilograms ...
Russian agricultural machinery manufacturers have released 114 new models of machinery since the beginning of 2023
From January 2023 to the end of October 2024, domestic machine builders released 114 new models and modifications of agricultural ...
In case of potato shortage in Russia, supplies from friendly countries will be organized
According to preliminary forecasts of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, over 7 million tons of potatoes and ...
Crimean farmers plan to harvest more than 70 thousand tons of potatoes
Today, harvesting of late potato varieties continues in the Republic of Crimea. The work is carried out by agricultural organizations, ...
Wholesale prices for potatoes in Georgia are below their cost price
One of the main agricultural crops, potatoes, continues to be harvested in Georgia. The Akhalkalaki municipality is the leader in ...
There may be a shortage of potatoes for processing in Russia
In Russia, there is talk of a future shortage of potatoes for the production of fries and chips. The reason ...
A batch of Chinese potatoes is to be destroyed in Primorye
According to the decision of the Primorsky Interregional Rosselkhoznadzor Administration, it is planned to destroy 28.4 tons of food potatoes ...
Russian fertilizer exports to India have fallen to a minimum since 2021
Supplies of Russian fertilizers to India have become minimal since December 2021. By the end of August 2024, compared with ...
The harvesting campaign is coming to an end in the Urals
Potato harvesting in the Ural Federal District has reached the finish line. The work remains to be carried out on ...
Another 17.5 billion rubles will be allocated to issue preferential loans to agricultural businesses in Russia
The authorities of the country are faced with the task of completely covering the needs of the domestic food market. ...
Potatoes of the Russian selection will be marked with a special marking
The high dependence of the Russian agricultural sector on foreign breeding still remains. Today, 98 percent of potato seed is ...
The export of Russian table potatoes has increased this season
The sign of 2024 was the increase in exports of Russian table potatoes. For example, according to the results of ...
Potato shortage is not expected in Russia
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, by the end of the first decade of October, 5.6 ...
Smolensk region develops trade relations with Belarus
In the first eight months of 2024, the region increased agricultural exports by 35 percent. The total foreign trade turnover ...
17 thousand tons of potatoes have been harvested in the Tomsk region
Vegetable growers in the region are close to completing harvesting operations. So, for today, local farmers have already dug up ...
Moldova is turning from a country exporting vegetables into an active importer of agricultural products
Several decades ago, Moldova was one of the leading regions in the supply of fresh vegetables to the population of ...
The Rosselkhoznadzor has established a quarantine zone on the territory of one of the districts of the Astrakhan region
Representatives of the department found brown rot of potatoes in the region – a dangerous bacterial disease that can lead ...
The increase in vegetable prices in Russia exceeded 30 percent over the year
In many Russian regions, food inflation has long passed the 10 percent mark. The list of food products, the prices ...
Potato harvesting in the Tomsk region is delayed due to rains
Heavy rainfall prevented residents of the region from harvesting potatoes according to the usual schedule. The soil does not have ...
Kazakhstan has banned the import of a batch of Russian potatoes
A cargo weighing 170.9 tons was stopped at the phytosanitary control post "Kayrak". According to the results of its inspection ...
Promising potato varieties are being tested on Sakhalin
The government of the region, within the framework of the state program for the development of agriculture, provides potato growers ...
About 25 tons of potatoes were harvested in the Novgorod region
The Ministry of Agriculture of the region reported that over 24.5 tons of tubers have already been accumulated.The leaders of ...
The possibility of supplying Indian potatoes to Russia is being discussed
Rosselkhoznadzor specialists and representatives of the competent authorities of India are considering the possibility of supplying potatoes to the Russian ...
Potato harvesting has begun in the farms of the Komi Republic
As the head of the region, Vladimir Uiba, said, in 2024, the republic plans to receive about six thousand tons ...
Prices for food potatoes are expected to rise in the Republic of Bashkortostan
During the summer, the conditions for cultivating crops in the republic were not always favorable. However, the authorities believe that ...
A farmer from the Kirov region is expanding potato production
Maxim Kozlov, the head of a peasant (farmer) farm from the Shabalinsky district, received state support last year. He participated ...
Rosselkhoznadzor Ensures Safe Potato Exports from Russia to Kyrgyzstan and Other Countries
Rosselkhoznadzor has overseen the testing and certification of over 20,000 tons of potatoes from Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region for export ...
Potato harvesting has begun in the Trans-Baikal Territory
The farms of the Chita district and the Uletovsky municipal district were the first to harvest. And the mass harvesting ...
Invitation to “Potato Tour of Russia 2.0: Siberia”
Dear friends and partners, We invite you to join the unique "Potato Tour of Russia 2.0: Siberia"! This unforgettable journey ...
Orenburg region continues harvesting vegetable crops
Potato harvesting is in full swing in the fields of the region. Today, about one thousand tons of tubers have ...
Potatoes in the Tomsk region ripen in conditions of waterlogged soil
In the new season, the potato harvest in this Siberian region may be worse than usual.In June and July, the ...
Self-employed potato growers from the Komi Republic receive a new type of support
Residents of the region who run personal subsidiary farms (LPH) can receive reimbursement of part of the costs of potato ...
A golden potato nematode has been identified on Sakhalin
The Primorsky Interregional Rosselkhoznadzor Administration has established a quarantine phytosanitary zone in the Sakhalin Region in connection with the golden ...
