The north is to import 200 tonnes of potatoes on Monday or Tuesday as the price of local potatoes soars to 140TL (€3.89) per kilogram.
‘Agriculture minister’ Huseyin Cavus announced the planned imports on Friday night, but promised that his ‘ministry’ would be cautious in its next steps due to the risk of disease.
“Potatoes are not convenient to import like other products. The rate of diseases which can be