Bangladesh to resume exporting potatoes to Russia this year: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said Bangladesh is in talks to resume exporting potatoes to Russia this year.

“Prior to Russia’s ban, a huge number of potatoes used to be exported from the country. As Russia has lifted the ban, the initiative has been taken to export potatoes again,” the minister said.

The statement comes after his meeting with Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy on Sunday, an official release stated.

For the unversed, Russia imposed a ban on Bangladesh’s potatoes owing to the detection of Brown rot disease in potatoes in 2014. In March 2022, the ban was lifted as the Bangladesh government took measures to make potatoes safe and bacteria-free.

Razzaque said that apart from potatoes, Russia is also interested in buying mangoes, cauliflowers, and cabbages from Bangladesh.