Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Government to increase the importation of agricultural products from the CIS countries to stabilize prices. The order is published on the Kremlin website.
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) should ensure monitoring prices for products implemented through trading networks. On behalf, it is also said that it is necessary to increase the number of markets, fairs so that they are maximally available for the population. In addition, the President instructed to expand sales opportunities for domestic manufacturers.
Putin on July 21, recognized the exacerbation of the situation with food prices in the country. “There is a particularly acute question today with a rise in price of basic products: vegetables, the so-called burst set, we recently spoke about it,” said the head of state at a meeting with government members.
Earlier, the Director of the Russian Grain Union Analytics Department (RZS) Elena Tyurina predicted the rise in prices for livestock products. This is due to the rise in price of production. She believes that prices and bread will grow, despite the fact that grain charges this season were at a good level.