Russia faces serious shortage of cabbage, prices are breaking records

EastFruit analysts draw attention to a rather serious shortage of one of the most consumed vegetables in Russia - white cabbage. At the moment, cabbage prices have already broken all records for this time of year and continue to rise. But the harvesting of late varieties of cabbage, laid for storage, has only recently been completed and the stocks should be close to maximum. Typically, during this period of the year, cabbage prices in Russia are at a very low level and tend to decline until mid-December. However, in 2021, cabbage in Russia began to rise in price in mid-November, and even the farmers themselves were surprised by the rise in prices. For 4 weeks, the wholesale price has soared by 40% and now exceeds last year's level by an average of four times! In Russia, as evidenced by the monitoring of prices by APK-Inform: vegetables and fruits, at the moment you can buy cabbage in bulk no cheaper than 33-35 rubles / kg ($ 0.45-0.48 per kg), and in some regions, premium quality ...