There is a story that in the late 1980s, when McDonald's came to Russia, American fast food technologists faced the problem that there were no potatoes fit for human consumption in the country.

Russia's economy faces stress as high interest rates fail to control inflation. Inflation hits 9.8% in September, with prices of food staples surging this year. Business leaders criticize high ...

Russia's economy is teetering on the brink as the country's wealth fund is dwindling and simple staples like potatoes have rocketed in cost by more than 50%. President Vladimir Putin might be ...

Pyaterochka sells Russian old crop potatoes for 84 roubles ($1.06) per kilo and new crop potatoes for 120 ($1.53) per kilo, compared with an average 43 roubles per kilo in retail stores this time ...

Opponents say that decisions made by Lukashenko’s team stunted production last year and pushed many cash-strapped farmers to ...

Belarus and Russia will launch a joint project “Breeding Aggregator: Digital Platform for Large-Scale Cattle Breeding”.

This chef appeared on TV before joining the army when Russia invaded in 2022. Now he makes his borscht for troops instead of ...

Russia's war-hungry President Vladimir Putin has a potato-shaped problem that not even close ally Belarus can help him out with anymore. The result of the Kremlin's war-time strategy to slash food ...

Potatoes were once so despised they were linked to leprosy. What changed? It's a tale of propaganda, survival, and ordinary ...

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Russian households spent almost 35% of income on food in April, a record in five years of data and up from 29% last April, a study by the Romir think tank showed. POTATO CRISIS ...