“Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko noted the high pace of work of ministries and departments in the headquarters mode, and also announced the passage of peak demand for food in retail chains,” TASS quoted the press service of the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.
Earlier, price dynamics for a number of goods in Russia became known. In particular, in the whole country, buckwheat turned out to be the leader among food products. According to the Izvestia newspaper with reference to the fiscal data operator Takskom, March 16-22, 1 kg of buckwheat rose in price by 8.4%, to 61.6 rubles, the sales volume - by 54%. The cost of 1 liter of sunflower oil increased by 7.5% and amounted to 86 rubles, sales - by 46%. There was also an increase in prices for bread (+ 2.7%) and meat per 1 kg (+ 1.25%).