Potato sales restrictions lifted in Astana - Akimat

Tengrinews.kz - In Astana, the restriction on the sale of potatoes up to 5 kilograms per customer has been lifted. The information was confirmed to the correspondent by the capital's Akimat.
The press service of the Akimat (local government administration), citing the Department for Investment and Entrepreneurship Development, reported that there are currently no restrictions on the sale of potatoes in the capital, and there is no shortage of potatoes in the city.

"The products are sufficiently represented on the shelves of retail chains and markets in the city, and their stocks are replenished in a timely manner," the department reported.

The Akimat recalled that temporary restrictions on the sale of potatoes - no more than 5 kilograms per customer - were introduced on January 22 by the administration of the Small and Spar chains.

"This measure was taken by them independently in order to prevent wholesale purchase of products by resellers for further resale. For example, in all Small and Spar retail chains, potatoes are sold at 280 tenge per kilogram," the press service said.

Earlier, a Tengrinews.kz reporter noticed a corresponding announcement in one of the capital's supermarkets. It says that first-grade potatoes are sold in quantities of no more than 5 kilograms per customer.