Fruit and vegetable index of Fruit-Inform shows that cost of fruit and vegetables for the Russian consumer in mid November was on average 54% higher than in the same period of last year.
The largest increase of prices was registered for traditional vegetables and potatoes. Their main set was up in price by 141% comparatively with the last year! Glass-grown vegetables were on average 26% higher in price than a year before, fruits – only by 5%. Fruit and vegetables keep on increasing in cost in Russia. Within the last week, prices for fruit and vegetable produce grew on average by 5%. All main categories of fruit and vegetables were increasing in price.
Source: www.lol.org.ua