{"id":140157,"date":"2025-05-27T21:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140157\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-authorizes-potato-imports-from-unfriendly-countries-amid-shortages","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140157\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus authorizes potato imports from &#8220;unfriendly countries&#8221; amid shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 27, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian government has lifted the ban on the import of potatoes, onions, white cabbages and apples from &#8220;unfriendly countries&#8221; amid shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn signed the directive on May 27, the cabinet&#8217;s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It described the move as &#8220;a response to the latest EU sanctions,&#8221; referring to the proposed higher tariffs on agricultural imports from Belarus, approved by the European Parliament on May 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Belarus is once again demonstrating openness, peacefulness and the principle of good neighborliness. Similar to the decision on visa-free entry into our country for citizens of some states, including EU member states, it is easing the restrictions imposed on agricultural products from unfriendly countries,&#8221; the cabinet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 8, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka made it clear that potato shortages might persist in Belarus for a month until new harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the opening ceremony for an International Exhibition Center in Minsk, he said that farmers are selling their potatoes in Russia because of considerably higher prices there. He added that farmers need cash to buy fertilizers and plant potatoes as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler also warned farms against selling seed potatoes to consumers, although social media posts from Belarus suggest that seed potatoes have been on sale for quite a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou remember, during Great Patriotic War years, people were starving in Leningrad, but saved their seeds so that they can have bread in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he had instructed the State Control Committee to investigate food shortages at groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also defended farmers selling food in Russia. \u201cOf course, peasants need cash. If they don\u2019t sell potatoes [abroad] and don\u2019t get hard currency, we will have to support them from the [state] budget. We don\u2019t want this. Our teachers, doctors and pensioners are not that rich [to afford potatoes at higher prices].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December, the government introduced potato export licenses for three months and in March extended the measure by another three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Belarus\u2019 potato harvest was 22.5-percent lower than in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 27, Pozirk. The Belarusian government has lifted the ban on the import of potatoes, onions, white cabbages and apples from &#8220;unfriendly countries&#8221; amid shortages. Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn signed the directive on May 27, the cabinet&#8217;s press office reported. 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