According to Rosstat, from April 1 to April 7, the price of potatoes increased by 4.3%. In the previous week, the rise in price amounted to 4%
There was also recorded an increase in the cost of beets by 3.6% (previously 2.5%), cabbage - by 2.3% (+2.1%), carrots - by 1.6% (+0.8%), onions - by 0.7% (+0.5%), tomatoes - by 0.5% (+1.7%) and apples - by 0.5% (+0.4%).
Cucumbers became cheaper by 1.1% (previously there was an increase of 0.4%). Bananas also showed a downward trend in price, having fallen by 0.4% over the week (against an increase of 0.3% a week earlier).
Overall, the increase in the cost of horticultural products slowed to 0.9% last week, down from 1.3% a week earlier.
Since the beginning of the year, the largest price increase is observed for potatoes - 34.5%. Cabbage rose in price by 19.5%, beets by 18.2%, tomatoes by 13.8%, bananas by 9.8%, carrots by 8.3%, onions by 8% and apples by 7.7%.
In 2024, fruit and vegetable products in the country became more expensive by 22.1%.
By the way, Russia may have a “price ceiling” for potatoes.
Earlier, the Federal Antimonopoly Service explained why potatoes have risen in price in Russia.