“In September 2019, there was a slight increase in wholesale prices for buckwheat,” the agency reports to TASS.
It is noted that, according to Rosstat, the average price of agricultural producers for buckwheat is 13.6 rubles. per kg, which "indicates the restoration of prices to the level of previous years, which will allow manufacturers to reach the level of profitability."
Earlier, the newspaper Vedomosti wrote that suppliers warned retail chains about higher prices for buckwheat.
Later, the press service of the Association of Retail Companies said that buckwheat deficit in Russian retail amid a decline in yield is not expected.