Posted on 05/28/2025 4:08:59 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian president Vladimir Putin has acknowledged crop shortages as pressure on the country’s economy continues to mount. Pressure is mounting on Russia amid labour shortages, international sanctions, record interest rates, and inflation, but Putin’s admission of shortages of key crops marks a milestone in the nation’s woes.
Speaking yesterday in a televised meeting, he said: “Yesterday, I met with representatives from various business sectors, including agriculture. It turns out that we don’t have enough potatoes. “I spoke with Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko. He said, ‘We’ve already sold everything to Russia’.” Potato shortages have become a serious problem in neighbouring Belarus, with supplies limited in stores.
Across Russia, prices for the produce have soared, with state statistics agency Rosstat claiming that prices rose by 92% last year.
Since the beginning of the war, potato prices have risen at a higher rate than any other food item, with year over year prices climbing to 167% by May 2025.
The surge in prices follows a year where harvests across the country have been poor due to unseasonal frosts and drought.
Last year, the country produced 7.3 million metric tons of potatoes, 1.2 million less than it made in the year before.
The crisis has led to calls for the state to begin regulating the retail price of potatoes.
Deputy State Duma Speaker Boris Chernyshov said: “Potatoes are sometimes called the second bread.
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VERY FUNNY!
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The Putin clown dances! LOL
VERY FUNNY!
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4319505/posts?page=37#37
The Putin clown dances! LOL
Why are you telling me who or what you’re supporting??
You’re weird.
I don’t view any of your click bait crap.
“I don’t view any”
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GREAT!
That is exactly what you should do.. just skim over :)
Amen to that! They’re taught that crap in Troll School. They’re a nuisance.
Exactly!
I learned the rules from an expert. 😁😁
“LOL! Your pathetic response reveals your ignorance.”
Figures that I’d get someone who believes that shit can fertilize the world trying to respond to me.
It cannot, not even close.
How’s Denis Dumbass doing? Did he go to the front and die for The Ukraine
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