Manufacturers and suppliers are checked by the FAS.
In Russia, an unprecedented demand for buckwheat has been revealed. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has begun checking suppliers and manufacturers, identifying all cases of entrepreneurial speculation.
This was announced in the State Duma by the head of the FAS Maxim Shaskolsky.
Shaskolsky said that the buckwheat harvest in Russia was sufficient, there were a lot of stocks. But in the country there is a “hype demand” – now there is a “buying up of just pallets” of a number of demanded goods. Among them are sugar, buckwheat.
The FAS stressed that the markets are now highly competitive and antitrust regulation measures cannot be applied to them.
“Where there is a buying up of sugar pallets to sell it around the corner – this is speculation. We will identify and punish such cases,” Shaskolsky added.
By the way, numerous photos with prices for buckwheat diverge on the Web – in Russia, in some regions, the cost for cereals reaches 200 rubles.
Russians also create memes on the topic of unprecedented demand for buckwheat. For example, the cover of the book “Atlas bought buckwheat” appeared.
According to Rosstat, sugar rose the most in Russia last week – by 3.3%.
Sugar over the past week has risen more than all products by 3.3%, Rosstat reported.
Since the beginning of 2022, buckwheat, beef, sour cream, milk, margarine, vermicelli, etc. have risen in price more than inflation.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the State Duma said that some goods in the country will really increase in price.
But Vyacheslav Volodin stressed that the suppliers have the necessary reserves, the deficit is unreasonable.