The Russian Federal Statistics Service reports that since June last year to June this year the greatest increase in prices was for frozen vegetables, nuts and dried fruits – products with an average price not more than 500 rubles.
The fall of the Russian currency in the second half of 2014 influenced the prices. As a result, prices of imported products grew, consumers began to save and some stores increased the cost of top-selling items.
Since June 2014, the price of nuts in Russia grew by more than 80%, from 311.5 rubles up to 564.5 rubles per kg. Price for dried fruit grew by 64.6% – from 174.2 rubles up to 286.8 rubles per kg. The cost of frozen vegetables increased by 59.5% from 122.4 rubles to 195.1 rubles per kg.
According to experts, this rise in prices was affected not only by the fall of the Russian currency but also by the food ban, imposed last August. At the same time there were also other factors: Turkey increased the price of hazelnuts because of the poor harvest caused by the frost. Azerbaijan, another supplier of nuts, increased the price for the nuts before the food ban and ruble weakening.