“Due to a number of objective and subjective circumstances, the situation on the world food markets will be tense,” Putin said.
According to him, therefore, first of all, it is necessary to provide the domestic, Russian market with all basic food products and pay the necessary attention to the food processing industry.
Earlier, Oleg Kobyakov, director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) branch for communication with Russia, said that Russian citizens are not threatened with problems with hunger.
As reported, the growth in prices for food, tobacco and alcohol in the euro area in June reached a record high of 8.9%.