OREANDA-NEWS Russia almost doubled its imports of Chinese potatoes in June – shipments in early summer were 1.7 times higher than the previous month, reaching $ 7.4 million, RIA Novosti found out after examining Chinese customs data.

At the same time, shipments from China were 42% lower compared to the same period last year.

In total, in the first half of the year, Russia spent $ 22.4 million on importing this vegetable from China, which is 2.2 times less than the same indicator last year.