The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) began to check the validity of the increase in meat prices from producers. It has been reported red blood cellWith reference to the attendees of the meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture.
At a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Anna Mirochinenko, head of the FAS department for control of the agro-industrial complex, said that the issue of chicken and pork prices was also discussed in the ministry.
As a result of the discussion, the FAS sent a request to the Cherkizovo group and “two other major market participants” (Mirochinenko did not specify which ones) requesting information about the cost and wholesale prices of products, as well as the rationale for this. Reasons for the cost increase. The request for Cherkizovo was disclosed in a dominant position as the company reported to the FAS that prices had risen by more than 5%.
The FAS will analyze the responses and come to a conclusion about the objectivity of price increases and the need for anti-monopoly regulatory measures.
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