Vegetables in Russia continued to fall in price

Published 2023년 3월 24일

Tridge summary

In the week of March 14 to 20, 2023, Russia experienced a slight decrease in the prices of fruits and vegetables, with a total drop of 0.4%. This includes a notable 6.1% decrease in cucumber prices, which is largely attributed to seasonal factors and reduced maintenance costs for producers. Other produce experiencing price drops include cabbage (0.5%), potatoes (0.3%), and beets (0.1%). In contrast, prices for tomatoes, onions, and carrots increased by 3.1%, 0.6%, and 0.2% respectively. The price reductions in root crops like potatoes and carrots are due to abundant stocks and a successful harvest in 2022, while the temporary increase in onion prices was caused by decreased imports from neighboring countries due to severe frost damage. Overall, the current market conditions do not point to a significant rise in vegetable prices, with retailers ensuring affordable prices for staple 'borsch' vegetables.

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Original content

The price of cucumbers dropped the most According to Rosstat, the cost of fruits and vegetables in Russia from March 14 to 20, 2023 decreased by 0.4% after a decrease of 0.2% a week earlier, including cucumbers fell by 6.1%. According to statistics, the price of cabbage decreased by 0.5%, potatoes fell by 0.3%, beets - by 0.1%. At the same time, prices for tomatoes rose by 3.1%, onions - by 0.6%, carrots - by 0.2%. Dmitry Leonov, deputy chairman of the board of the Rusprodsoyuz association, told Agroinvestor on March 23 that the average wholesale prices for potatoes are at the level of 13.4 rubles / kg. Prices decreased by 1.5% over the week, by 13% over the month (by 2 rubles/kg). A year ago, potatoes in wholesale cost 25.1 rubles/kg. Wholesale prices for carrots are 17.5 rubles/kg. Over the week they decreased by 9.3%, over the month - by 10.7%. A year ago, wholesale carrots cost 24.4 rubles/kg. Wholesale prices for beets are 14.1 rubles/kg. In a week they lost 1.4%, in a month ...

Source: Specagro