date:Nov 28, 2013
.1 MMT), and 19 percent lower than in 2011 (4.2 MMT).
There are no estimates of potato production in household backyards and in private farms, and it is possible these smaller farms were not as impacted by the rainy weather at harvest. Assuming this, FAS/Moscow estimates Russias total potato production in 2013 at 28.3 MMT, which will be close to the last 5-year average of 28.7 MMT (the average includes the low 2010 crop of 21.1 MMT).
Potato Consumption
The total consumption of potatoes in R