heaviest in April rose individual fruit and vegetables. So, lemons became more expensive by 2.5 times, onion – 49.9%, garlic – by 25.7%, cabbage and carrots – 17.1%, potatoes – by 16.0%, beet – by 10.7%, apples – by 8.8%, oranges – by 8.4%. At the same time, prices for cucumbers decreased by 20.6%, tomatoes – by 10.3%. Also increased prices for buckwheat – by 12.0%. The increase in prices for chicken eggs to 10.0% and more recorded in 30 regions. The increase in the price of sugar was noted in 83 regions, including in 19 subjects, more than 10.0%. The polished rice grew in price by 6.1%, peas and beans, 2.9%, oat flakes “Hercules” – by 2.4%, semolina and pasta – by 2.3%, pasta – 2.1%, cereals, oatmeal and barley – 1.8%, millet – by 1.6%. Increased prices for chicken meat and wheat flour – by 3.2%.
Now really, the growth of prices for fruit and vegetables, including, potatoes, onions, carrots, recognize the FAS. But for most items, this growth is seasonal and is comparable to the prices last year. Thus, the bow becomes more expensive each year from the middle of March, which was due to completion of inventory of domestic products and sale of imported products. Price growth reaches a maximum at the end of may – beginning of June and lasts for 4-5 weeks. And only sale of domestic onions new crop prices decrease, reaching its minimum by the end of September.
In the growth of prices for buckwheat Antimonopoly service blames high demand for cereals in March. Sugar FAS sees no objective reasons for price increases and investigating the signs of a cartel agreement on the market of sugar.
“If the cartels in these markets are proven, the perpetrators waiting for an administrative penalty of up to 15% of annual revenue, and executives face criminal liability”, – said the head of Department on struggle against cartels FAS of Russia Andrey Tenishev.
Quotations from suppliers to trading networks about the increase in prices for several food categories at 20-50% began to arrive EN masse in March 2020, reminiscent of the Association of retail companies (ACORT). However, at the end of the talks of trading networks with suppliers were able to achieve minimum growth of purchase prices by category of socially important products emphasized in the Association.
Also for the stabilization of prices in the Russian market on 28 April, the HSE and the national Union of producers of fruits and vegetables has signed a Memorandum of cooperation, agreeing to abide by the terms of existing contracts, and to take measures to prevent sharp fluctuations in selling prices and prevent a shortage of fruits and vegetables.
In the HSE note that to keep more active growth of prices has also been due to the resources themselves retailers, including zeroing them trade margins into a number of social��no-important goods. This initiative, supported by FAS, joined by the largest retailers. As a result, the growth of prices for most items of socially important food products, including bread and bakery products, meat, fish, eggs and others, the consumer price index was considerably below the overall index in 102,1%, sums up the HSE.
