Since the beginning of 2023, the North Caucasian Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor has controlled export shipments of ware potatoes from the Stavropol Territory to neighboring countries.
The total volume of shipped root crops amounted to 3426,88 tons. Most of the Stavropol potatoes are sent to Armenia - 2357,4 tons. 879,5 tons were delivered to Georgia, a small batch of 10 tons was sent to South Ossetia.
Before shipment, the Rosselkhoznadzor department took samples from the products for entomological, mycological, helminthological, virological, bacteriological studies in laboratories subordinate to the Rosselkhoznadzor.
It is worth noting that the export of ware potatoes from the Stavropol Territory has increased significantly: for the same period in 2022, the region exported only 15,53 tons of this product.