Ministry of Agriculture: in Russia is expected to rise in price of flour and sunflower oil to 2.2% in February
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The Ministry of Agriculture predicted an increase in prices for wheat flour, bread and sunflower oil in February. This was reported by Izvestia with reference to a report sent to the government.
Thus, the cost of flour may rise by 2.9 percent from February 2022. This will lead to an increase in the cost of bread, according to the ministry. In stores, the price of bread may rise by 2.1 percent. That is, the average cost of a loaf of bread on the shelf will reach 43 rubles, follows from the report.
The Ministry of Agriculture also reported that sunflower oil will rise in price in the near future. In stores, the cost will rise by 2.2 percent, despite the fact that the cost of sunflower seeds over this period will decline by 3.1 percent.
On July 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the aggravation of the situation with food prices in the country. “The issue of the rise in price of basic products is especially acute today: vegetables, the so-called borscht set, we just talked about this recently. I would ask you to report on the situation in this area, ”the head of state said at a meeting with members of the government.
