"The Ministry of Agriculture recommended that representatives of the subjects hold negotiations with manufacturers to contain prices for products, including pasta, eggs and potatoes, in order to prevent their unreasonable jump-like increase," RIA Novosti quotes the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture.
At the same time, the department noted that they consider the government's measures to stabilize prices sufficient.
“The issues of pricing for basic food products were considered on January 20 at a meeting of the headquarters for monitoring the situation in the agro-industrial complex.
In particular, it was noted at the event that the rise in prices for certain categories of food products requires increased attention and control from the regions, ”the press service said.
Earlier it was reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia will conduct a survey among regional and small retail chains on the supply of sugar and butter.
On December 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law giving the country's government the right to independently regulate the prices of socially significant products, if the need arises.
Associate Professor of the Department of Finance and Credit of the School of Economics and Management of the Far Eastern Federal University Maxim Krivelevich, in an interview with URA.RU, commented on the possibility of an increase in bread prices in 2021.