Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan are counting losses due to the ban on the exports of potatoes, although the ban did not last long and the government of the country has already canceled it. It was replaced with an export quota.
From January 22, 2022, a three-month ban on the export of potatoes and carrots came into force in Kazakhstan. The country’s government made this decision, fearing a shortage and rising prices of potatoes and carrots in the spring. However, the farmers managed to convince the interdepartmental commission to allow exports within the established quota.
However, more than 2,000 tons of potatoes, loaded into rail trucks even before the export ban began, were stuck at the customs post at Saryagash station when leaving Kazakhstan at the Kazakh-Uzbek border. Due to the fact that they have been stuck for about two weeks, the potatoes are all frozen and almost unsuitable for consumption. According to exporters, if it gets warmer in the coming days, the potatoes will leak and rot.
Source: east-fruit.com