Rosstat: Butter in Russia has risen in price by 1.4% in a week, cheese by 1.3%

Since the start of the year, Russia has experienced a significant increase in the prices of key dairy products. Butter has seen the highest increase at 30.2%, followed by cheeses at 10.3%. Pasteurized milk, sour cream, sterilized milk, and cottage cheese have also seen price hikes of 0.9%, 0.8%, 0.6%, and 0.6% respectively. In an effort to stabilize these price increases and improve product availability, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has announced the implementation of price containment agreements in 21 regions of Russia.