Belarus Potato Exports Reach 90,000 Tons

Out of the 4,2m tons of potatoes produced annually in Belarus, including 860,000 tons grown by non-state enterprises, in the first none months of this year, 90,000 thousand tons of potatoes were sold for export.

According to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ivan Krupko, cited by Potato System, 52,000 tons of potatoes are needed in order to provide for the population in the off-season.

At the end of October 2021, for the first time in its history, Belarus conducted massive imports of potatoes for the needs of the domestic market during the harvest.

Last month, the difference in wholesale prices for potatoes on the domestic market of Belarus doubled, making export even more profitable. Also, prices for potatoes reached USD0.36 per kg during the same period. Experts said last month that Belarusian consumers paid twice as much for 1 kg of potatoes as at the same time in 2020.