date:Nov 28, 2013
even sharper and the per capita potato consumption there has decreased from 161 kg in 1980 to 75 kg in 2012. This is primarily due to the availability of a greater range of foods available, and a shift towards more eating outside the home.
Source: Rosstat
Trade in Potatoes
According to Rosstat balances, since 1990 the share of imports in the total supply of domestic potatoes varied from 0.1 percent in 1995 (domestic production was 39.9 MMT) to 2.63 percent and 3.15 percent in 2010 and 2011