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Posted on 05/22/2025 8:32:36 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The price of potatoes in Russia has soared by 52% since the start of the year, according to new figures. Imports have failed to offset the poor harvest last year, which saw the total potato crop decline by 12%, according to Reuters.
Heavy rain and a frosty spring this year has hit potato farmers, made worse by the fact the area of the country seeded for the crop was reduced after the bumper 2023 harvest which drove down prices. According to Kommersant daily data, potatoes have tripled in price in the supermarkets compared to 2024, reaching a record high of 85.4 roubles (£0.79) per kilogram. Russian import duties on potatoes were lifted amid concerns about inflation, but increased imports from Egypt have not managed to keep prices from ballooning.
The spiralling cost of potatoes comes amid sharp price increases for other Russian household staples. The price of cabbage is up by 49% since the start of the year, meanwhile beetroot is up 40%, and onions are up by 34%.
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This is why they got rid of Khrushchev.
Lukashenko is sweating the potato shortage in Belarus, too. Big problem.
Ukraine is obviously winning the war then
Any updates on those high egg prices that you posted about last year?
“Vodka drinkers hit hardest.”
Things are tough all over.
>>potatoes have tripled in price in the supermarkets compared to 2024
That won’t phase the Russians. But, when vodka prices go up, there’s going to be riots in the streets.
marcus the clown is going to put the hex on potato prices in the US...
Yeah, we got the marcus egg hex here in the US.
Remember when marcus was fappin over the Russia floods last year?
We got North Carolina.
1.00 US Dollar = 79.64 Russian Rubles
Just over a buck for 2.2 pounds. 1.99 for 5 pounds is a deal here in the States.
clown.
Lukashenko urged everyone to plant potatoes, warning it could help avoid future problems:
“Even if you’ve never grown potatoes before, I suggest you start. There’s still time.”
Starchy potatoes is the worst vegetable. I avoid eating potatoes. May be why I don’t get fat.
Stop joking us. The Great Russian Egg Catastrophe of 2024 already caused the Russian egg famine. There’s no one left to starve in the Great Ruskie Potato Famine. Some scholarly guy posted about the Russian eggsitential threat at least a hundred times here on FR.
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Recent prices are running around 8 cents an egg or .96 cents a dozen.
Oh, My. I remember when Ronaldus Magnus would announce that the United States would continue shipping massive amounts of wheat to the Soviet Union. Socialism / Communism doesn’t work.
Who, what will take over Russia when Putin finally goes?
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