Potato producer prices in Russia have fallen by 23.5 percent since the beginning of the year. It has been reported TASS With reference to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of August 9, potato prices in Russia were 23.5% lower than in the same period of 2022. Also, the prices of butter (-1.8%) and sunflower oil (-13.8%) fell. However, the ministry noted that there is still a seasonal increase in prices for meat.
However, in the middle of this week, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev reportedMeat products prices are expected to decline rapidly.
However, according to experts, further reductions in prices for agricultural products could be prevented by the abnormally hot weather that has settled on the territory of the Russian Federation recently. Arkady Zlochevsky, President of the Russian Grain Union, in an interview with the Parliamentary Newspaper recently said it is not worth waiting for a repeat of the record grain harvest this year. If in 2022 the Russian Federation was able to harvest 157 million tons of grain, this year analysts suggest it will be at the level of 130-140 million tons. The expert also predicted a decrease in corn yield.
Andrey Kazakov, executive director of the National Fruit and Vegetable Association, suggested that the abnormal temperature would also affect the yield of vegetables, including potatoes and sugar beets.
Before judicial disappointing results for the main beneficiary of the grain deal.