OREANDA-NEWS The growth of prices for eggs, pork and chicken meat in the Russian Federation for the week from October 24 to October 30 continued to slow down, according to Rosstat data.

Pork prices increased by 0.38% (a week earlier – by 0.48%), chicken meat – by 0.43% (a week earlier – by 0.74%). Chicken eggs rose by 2.26% against 2.45% a week earlier. In the week from October 10 to October 16, pork prices increased by 0.93%, chicken meat and eggs – by 0.9% and by 2.97%. From the beginning of the year to October 30, pork in the Russian Federation rose by 12.39%, chicken meat – by 29.02%, eggs – by 18.5%. Sunflower oil increased in price by 0.24% (the week before – by 0.09%), from the beginning of the year to October 30, it fell in price by 1.58%.

The price of sugar decreased by 0.17% in the reporting week and by 0.15% in the previous one; since the beginning of the year, sugar in Russia has risen by 17.57%. Frozen undivided fish rose in price by 0.25%, a week earlier it did not change in price, and since the beginning of the year it has become more expensive by 6.58%.