{"id":150746,"date":"2025-08-12T19:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150746\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"potato-prices-drop-nearly-5-percent-after-months-of-sharp-increases","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150746\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato prices drop nearly 5 percent after months of sharp increases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 12, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> According to data from the National Statistical Committee, potato prices in Belarus have fallen after four months of continuous growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July, the price of potatoes decreased by 4.97 percent, following a 1.38-percent rise in March, a 21.93-percent jump in April, a 26.30-percent surge in May and a 35.40-percent increase in June (representing a total increase of 2.11 times the original price over the four months).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first seven months of 2025, potatoes experienced a price increase of 2.17 times the original rate, ranking third after carrots (2.58 times) and beets (2.27 times).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kapusta-freepik-20240911.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka voices concern over Belarus food shortages at international forum<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 27, Pozirk. 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In July, the price of potatoes decreased by 4.97 percent, following a 1.38-percent rise in March, a 21.93-percent jump in April, a 26.30-percent surge in May and a 35.40-percent increase in June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-150746","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Potato prices drop nearly 5 percent after months of sharp increases | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 12, Pozirk. 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