"The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has not officially received information from regional retail chains about the difficulties with the purchase of butter and sugar," RIA Novosti quotes the message of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
AKORT also said that they have no information about the difficulties with supplies.
"All working moments are promptly resolved in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture," the association added.
Earlier, the Kommersant newspaper, citing a source in a retail company, reported that some retail chains had difficulties with the purchase of sunflower oil and sugar at fixed prices.