Why have berries in Russia risen sharply in price over the year?

The most expensive raspberries are in the Urals today. In Ekaterinburg chain stores, berries are now not uncommon at any time of the year. But, surprisingly, the price does not drop much even in summer. So, in one of the shopping centers, 125 grams of Russian raspberries (packed, judging by the label, in the Moscow region) costs 250 rubles. That is, a kilogram will be around two thousand. In the markets, private traders ask for 200 rubles for a glass of berries. Where wholesalers sell, a three-liter bucket of raspberries from the Perm region along with containers costs 2,500 rubles. Selected berries from the Krasnodar region placed in trays are more expensive here - one thousand per liter jar. The Ural berry is smaller and does not look as impressive, but it smells aromatic and the cost of jam from it will not be as golden. In the Middle Urals, the berry business is just emerging. The number of farmers who decide to grow strawberries or raspberries not for their own pleasure, but ...