Russians are preparing to higher prices for dairy products

Dairy products in Russia in November this year could rise by 10%. Warned about this in the Committee on agriculture of the Moscow chamber of Commerce and industry.

The fact that in late autumn launches electronic veterinary certification (EMU) for dairy products. In addition, this summer and in manufacturing and in retail, is an experiment in its labeling, according to the newspaper “Izvestia”.

According to the authorities, and EMU, and marking is intended to exclude from sale the fake. However, the introduction of back-up systems follow-up of the finished product will require market participants to substantial financial resources, stated in the letter the HSE in the name of the Deputy head of the government apparatus of the Russian Federation Yuri Lyubimov.

Meanwhile, a number of large Russian dairy producers TASS reported about the successful testing of the application code digital marking products.

Currently in Russia there is a free experiment in the marking of dairy products. It was started by the government on 15 July 2019 and will last until 29 February 2020. Mandatory labeling will start on 1 June 2020.

Recall also that, according to Rosstat estimates, consumer prices in Russia for the period from 10 to 16 September 2019 fell 0.1%, as in the previous two weeks in a row, and since the beginning of this year, inflation slowed down to 2.2%.

Meanwhile, UHT milk during this period became more expensive by 0.5%.

We will add that in 2018, consumer prices in the country increased by 4.3% (December to December 2017), and a year earlier the inflation rate was recorded at the historical low level of 2.5%.

The Ministry of economic development (MED) of the Russian Federation, according to the updated forecast, expects inflation for the year at the level of 3.8% instead of 4.3%.

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