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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Oh nooes! Vodka prices will soar!
So you’re saying, Russians?
Do they drink vodka? I had no idea! Lol
Kyiv in 3 days! Bring your parade uniform!
Wait till they find out Putin has drained their pension fund to pay for his two-week war!
Ivan will go into withdrawls and DT’s without their Vodka.
I thought they had an egg crisis. Now we’ve moved onto potatoes. There’s plenty of potato-heads in this country we can send them, starting with Biden.
Woman with basket harvesting potatoes in field, as man works behind her at a collective farm in Kiev, Soviet Union
The promises of Socialism fulfilled! You will own nothing and be happy....
Ukraine won the war by surviving February and March 2022.
Now it’s just Putin trying to save face.
Note that both sides have lost countless lives and resources
The average Russian makes between $850 to $1100 a month, according to what I have seen, so you have to take that into account.
That stuff gets old after a while...
There is still wheat and bread.
$1000 translate in 2 tons of potatoes in this case. A starving moment for sure:)
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