The reason for the growth of wholesale prices for interseasonal diesel fuel to a record mark was too early transition to winter fuels, because of which the refuses began to sharply increase purchases. Thus, the growth trend of the Diesel value was explained in the Ministry of Energy, reports TASS.
The representative of the department reminded that most of the territory of Russia is colder than a year ago. In September, the temperature on average was 2.8 degrees Celsius below, in the first half of October the trend was preserved. In addition, the general trend of the growth of world oil and petroleum products was also provided.
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On the eve of the trading at the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPBMT), the wholesale price of intersonic diesel fuel across the territorial European index increased to 52,560 rubles per ton. Winter diesel rose in price to 55,555 rubles per ton, and summer – up to 51,434 rubles.
However, the Ministry of Energy indicated that manufacturers also increase production and deliveries to the domestic market, which would provide a “seamless transition to winter varieties.” Since the beginning of October, 34.7 thousand tons of winter diesel fuel grades are sold on the stock exchange. It is 43 percent more than in 2020 for this period, and 84 percent more than in 2019.
Meanwhile, as Kommersant writes, President of the Russian Fuel Union (RTS) Evgeny Arkusha in a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novaka pointed out that production does not have time for demand because of some tax liabilities. Such measures are threatened with withdrawal from the branch of billions of rubles, and this is without taking into account penalties, since it is a detachion for three years. In his opinion, the tax authorities should reconsider their approach, because in a number of regions, independent gas stations will already suffer damages due to price increase.