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Putin Acknowledges Russia’s Potato Shortage Amid Record Price Increases
Moscow Times MSN News ^ | 5/27/2025 | Staff

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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To: dfwgator

No popular Russian vodka is made from potatoes.


21 posted on 05/27/2025 11:20:40 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: MotorCityBuck

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22 posted on 05/27/2025 11:34:49 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: marcusmaximus

Guess they shouldn’t bomb the crap out of Ukraine.


23 posted on 05/27/2025 11:39:39 AM PDT by Judge Bean
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24 posted on 05/27/2025 12:35:15 PM PDT by Allegra (I survived the Trump Recession 4/7/25 - 4/10/25)
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To: Red Badger

25 posted on 05/27/2025 12:45:00 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: marcusmaximus

That’s a huge deal. Now he will surely invade Poland \ S.


26 posted on 05/27/2025 1:07:36 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: jjotto

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!


27 posted on 05/27/2025 2:02:11 PM PDT by StayoutdaBushesWay (Heb 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see)
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To: marcusmaximus

If Putin imposes price controls on potatoes, as our socialists would do, railing against “big food,” the shortages will get worse.


28 posted on 05/27/2025 2:22:34 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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