{"id":131588,"date":"2025-03-25T21:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131588\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"government-extends-potato-export-licensing","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/131588\/","title":{"rendered":"Government extends potato export licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus has extended its licensing requirement for potato exports by three months, the government announced, citing the rising international demand and high prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the policy, potato exports will require one-time licenses issued by the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs, regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee. Officials emphasized that the regulation is temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The licensing system was introduced on December 12, applying to all potatoes regardless of their country of origin. The government based the decision on an assessment of domestic supply and demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Statistical Committee, Belarus produced 3.1 million tons of potatoes in 2024, a 22.5-percent decrease compared to the previous year&#8217;s harvest.<\/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\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kartofel_pixabay_com.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\">Belarus restricts potato exports after poor harvest<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 12, Pozirk. The government has introduced a three-month licensing requirement for the export of Belarusian potatoes. Prime Minister Raman Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka signed a directive to that effect to ensure potato supply during winter and spring, according to the Council of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/117990\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 25, Pozirk. Belarus has extended its licensing requirement for potato exports by three months, the government announced, citing the rising international demand and high prices. Under the policy, potato exports will require one-time licenses issued by the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs, regional executive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":117962,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-131588","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>Government extends potato export licensing | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 25, Pozirk. 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