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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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They need Tater Swift! STAT!..................
The strategic potato reserve has been diverted to vodka production
https://youtube.com/shorts/lhhFlwudJTg?si=Nfs4XBXMAxAEMIoP
Potato for you friend😄
Send them Brian Stelter!
Lol!
fortunately, vodka can be made from grain
The things this guy will do to avoid talking about what’s happening on the ground in his favorite war...
Putin is lying Russia has potatoes coming out of every orifice or its just Ukraine propaganda.
No potatoes but the Moscow subway is clean.
They were shown their first western horror movie, many died of fright.
The Silence of the Yams
RUAF Capture 64 Sqkm Within 24 Hours | AFU Experiencing Local Collapses
This shortages of potatoes and consequently vodka, was a major factor in Khrushchev’s removal.
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