Russian butter prices are increasing despite government efforts to control the rise, while egg prices, which initially fell due to duty-free imports, have recently started to rise again. Other food items such as chicken, sunflower oil, cheeses, frozen fish, cottage cheese, milk, sour cream, wheat flour, millet, salt, beef, lamb, margarine, bread, canned meat for baby food, buckwheat, pork, dry milk mixtures, vegetable and fruit canned food for baby food, pasta, vermicelli and vodka are also experiencing price increases. However, prices for sausages, frankfurters, granulated sugar, rice and black tea are decreasing.