MOSCOW (Reuters) -Potatoes are leading Russia's price growth in 2025, having risen by 52% since the start of the year, ...

Russia is grappling with a full-blown potato crisis as prices for the staple crop hit record highs, climbing nearly 50% since the start of the year, Bloomberg reported on May 9, citing official data.

It’s happened again. The Russian economy has got so bad you can only buy things there with potatoes. And 1 potato currently ...

In 2025, potatoes have become the leading factor in Russia's price growth, with an increase of 52% since January. This surge ...

Things look set to get worse for a desperate Kremlin, as Russia's economy continues to creak under the strain of its wartime ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the situation with potato availability in stores as he attended the ...

Potato prices in Russia should begin to decline from record highs starting in July owing to the harvesting of early crops and ...

The Vremya Pervogo program on Belarus 1 TV channel detailed why Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko decided to send 100 ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia remains one of the key actors when it comes to guaranteeing global food security. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of ...

Russia's Potato Union anticipates this ... a practice that dates back to the Soviet era's food shortages. Potato prices are closely followed by price increases for cabbage, up by 49% since the ...