Putin asked about the prospect of stabilization of food prices

On May 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the government, asked Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut about the prospects for stabilizing food prices.

"Can we count on price stabilization, yes?" the Russian president asked after listening to the report of the head of the Ministry of Agriculture on measures to support farmers.

Answering the question, Lut noted that food prices are located in different directions. So, according to her, the cost of some types of products is increasing, while the price of others is decreasing.

At the moment, the minister continued, the most critical group is vegetables and potatoes, which is associated with high yields and falling prices in 2023, against which prices in the next two years (2024-2025) seem high. She noted that the first vegetables and potatoes will appear from the end of June, as a result of which prices for these categories of products are expected to decrease from July.

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