This practice is not new, he said.

“Abroad, different varieties of potatoes and tubers of different quality have had different prices for a long time.

Sometimes it is large, sometimes it is small, sometimes it is young and not young, sometimes it is washed and unwashed.

There is a wide assortment of the same product, ”he explained.

The expert believes that the appearance on the counters of tubers of different price categories will be a good marketing ploy.

“In addition to being a civilized way of dividing packets of potatoes into more attractive and less attractive, this idea also makes economic sense.

Such sorting of potatoes helps to increase sales, ”he said.

Kholod also added that the Russian market has long had a practice of dividing potatoes, onions, carrots and beets into different price groups, depending on the variety and condition.

“The main thing is that such a division into varieties and an expansion of the assortment does not lead, on average, to an increase in prices ... naturally, "the expert concluded.

Earlier it was reported that the potato union offered to retail chains to start selling "economy class" potatoes.