Posted on 05/27/2025 10:32:14 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday acknowledged Russia’s mounting potato shortage, driven by underwhelming crop yields that have led to record-breaking price increases.
“Yesterday [Monday], I met with representatives from various business sectors, including agriculture. It turns out that we don’t have enough potatoes,” Putin said during a televised meeting. “I spoke with [Belarusian President] Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko. He said, ‘We’ve already sold everything to Russia’.”
The previous day, Lukashenko’s press office joked that Belarus had already planted additional potatoes.
Belarusians have reportedly been complaining for months about the poor quality and limited supply of potatoes in stores. In April, authorities in Minsk allowed for price hikes on potatoes, cabbage and onions. By early May, Lukashenko admitted that potato shortages were becoming a problem.
Meanwhile in Russia, potato prices have soared. According to state statistics agency Rosstat, retail prices rose 92% last year. By May 2025, year-over-year prices had climbed by 166.5% — making potatoes the fastest-rising food item in the country and setting a record for the highest annual increase since the start of recorded statistics in 2002.
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No popular Russian vodka is made from potatoes.
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Guess they shouldn’t bomb the crap out of Ukraine.
That’s a huge deal. Now he will surely invade Poland \ S.
The best Russian vodka for me is the one my in-laws make in their home. They bring me some every time they come to visit us in the city. Russian moonshine is so good!
If Putin imposes price controls on potatoes, as our socialists would do, railing against “big food,” the shortages will get worse.
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