“Since this is a highly volatile commodity, its value is highly dependent on the sugar beet harvest.

We believe that the stock in the fund can be up to 500 thousand tons, this is approximately a month of sugar consumption in Russia ... "- said Patrushev in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.

According to him, such a measure will ensure uninterrupted sugar supplies and help maintain stable prices in the long term.

“Now this issue is being discussed in the government, there is no decision yet,” the minister said.

Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that the agreements on prices for sugar and sunflower oil are not planned to be extended.