The article reports a decrease in the average prices of several food items in Tambov Oblast over the past week. Chicken prices fell by 3.2%, pork by 0.2%, and millet, sterilized milk, sour cream, butter, and cottage cheese also saw price drops. The prices for bread, wheat flour, buckwheat, cucumbers, and carrots also decreased. Retail prices for chicken eggs, cookies, and granulated sugar also fell. The prices for frozen whole fish, salt, black tea, margarine, and sunflower oil remained stable.