The president of the Council of the Federation (Senate) of Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, called on Russians this Friday not to panic and not run to buy buckwheat and sugar for fear of Western sanctions in the face of the “special military operation” that Russia launched in Ukraine on February 24.
“Today it is the responsibility of each one, of our society and of our citizens, to understand that it is not necessary to buy all the buckwheat. It is not necessary! Weevils will come out,” the senator told the press in the Siberian city of Surgut, quoted by the Interfax agency.
He added that buckwheat, one of the staples of the Russian diet, which was bought when the panic over the coronavirus pandemic began, has not yet run out.
“You don’t need so much sugar! Nobody consumes sugar in such amounts,” said Matviyenko, adding that “it’s bad when panic starts” and, therefore, “people need to understand that you have to work calmly and not fall into despair.”
In recent days, the demand for buckwheat or buckwheat has skyrocketed and, above all, for sugar, which has begun to be scarce in stores.
The Russian Minister of Agriculture, Dmitri Patrushev, assured today that there is enough food in the warehouses and distribution centers of the country.
“Domestic producers, believe me, know how to work in conditions of excessive demand,” Patrushev told state television network Rossia 24.
He added that his portfolio sees “certain excessive demand, for example, for sugar.”
“We understand that in these actions there is not only an economic component, but also a strong emotional component,” said Patrushev, who recalled that a similar situation was seen during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, when many factories had to work practically twenty-four. hours of the day.
He agreed with the Minister of Agriculture, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, who indicated at a press conference that the excessive demand “is not sustained nor has it been caused by anything” and that it is something “strictly emotional”.
Asked if the Kremlin is considering establishing a state sugar monopoly, Peskov replied that “there is no position on this matter.” (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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