The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reported that the deficit does not expect the domestic market for any of the food category.
The department also promised to prevent the shortage of vegetables, to ensure that the Russians them to the extent necessary. In order to stabilize the price of vegetables Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Industry are working to transition trading networks to direct contracts with manufacturers.
The minister Dmitry Patrushev said uncharacteristic increase in prices for fruit and vegetables and animal products. The minister said that the rise in price of vegetables due to the effects of natural disasters, and the reason for the increase in prices for livestock products were the growth of production costs and animal disease.
In the middle of October, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia sharply increased the inflation forecast for the end of 2021 by 1.6 percentage points – from 5.8 to 7.4 percent. There reported that the main contribution to the overall increase in prices brings food inflation, especially higher prices of fruits, vegetables and meat. Maxim Reshetnikov, head of the ministry announced a plan of priority measures to increase the supply of the appreciated products.
A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that prices have risen because of the situation on foreign markets and the post-crisis volatility. According to the Kremlin official, “Russia is a party to international economic life and can not live in a closed-loop”