Экономист Холод убежден, что большого роста цен на кондитерские изделия ожидать не стоит

A large increase in prices for confectionery products should not be expected, predicted Doctor of Economics, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Leonid Kholod. In an interview with Lenta.ru, he explained why in today's economy the cost of sweets does not change globally. The Ministry of Agriculture previously stated that no decisions had been made to ban the supply of fat-and-oil raw materials from Europe, which are also used by confectioners. The press service of the department added that they are considering various possible supply channels for both imported raw materials and domestic analogues, as well as the possibility of developing the production of certain types of ingredients in Russia in order to avoid dependence on imports. “In the Russian Federation, as far as I know, commonly used vegetable fats from Europe are not imported at all. If only some exotic. I mean for the confectionery industry. Only the firms themselves can supply for their production,” Kholod ...