Residents of Russian regions were shocked by buckwheat that soared in price to almost 200 rubles

Russians are outraged by a strong rise in prices or a shortage of certain types of food. Against the backdrop of Western sanctions, the price of buckwheat rose sharply in the country, and sugar disappeared from stores in some places.

So, in Bashkiria, residents complained to Governor Radiy Khabirov that in Kumertau, for example, they offer buckwheat for 106 rubles. for packing. Citizens suspect that retail chains, taking advantage of the difficult situation in the economy, may deliberately set high prices, and demand action from the Antimonopoly Service.

As one of the ordinary people put it, “prices in stores are breaking records every day,” so “Bashkiria will need humanitarian aid,” writes Prufy.

Buckwheat stands even higher in neighboring Tatarstan. According to Chelninskiye Izvestia, “in some Magnets there is no buckwheat at all – even at a price of 149 rubles, in others it is present.” Willingly take this product in the “Crossroads” – there “the buckwheat remained for 109 rubles.”

Interestingly, unlike buckwheat, salt and granulated sugar, rice in Naberezhnye Chelny is not bought in panic. Journalists point out that some retail chains have already introduced restrictions due to empty shelves and release sugar in the amount of only a couple of packs.

At the same time, no one is in a hurry to sweep more expensive products off the shelves.

KP-Volgograd, which also wrote about the problem, points to a certain demolition of the consumer stereotype. Usually people choose goods for a promotion or the most democratic manufacturer, and therefore, when they see a photo with a price tag of 170 rubles. for buckwheat, they begin to curse speculators. But this is an “old price tag”, which the authors “did not notice”. In the Volgograd region, buckwheat can now be bought without hype for as much as 80 rubles. kg, and for 110 – the “elite” option.

At the same time, inflation is still spinning up: dairy products in the region “continue to gradually rise in price”, which is to blame for the new selling prices.

In the Bryansk region, they noticed a jump in prices for both buckwheat and rice, Nash Bryansk reports. The basis for the preparation of nutritious buckwheat porridge in the shops of the region now costs 199 rubles. for 900 g, the cost of rice groats increased to 149 rubles.

Earlier it was reported that the largest federal and regional retail chains in the Russian Federation will be able to limit the sale of a number of socially important goods to one person in order to overcome speculation. It is noted that we are talking about products for which, according to the decision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal Antimonopoly Service, “a minimum mark-up has been established.” Read more here.