Food prices in Russia and their change for the year, data for February 2022

Food prices in RUSSIA in February 2022, compared to February 2021, show a significant increase. AB-Center analyzed the dynamics of 121 products, of which only 3 products show a decrease. At the same time, an increase in food prices by over 25% is observed in 7 goods, over 10% - in 71 goods.

it should be noted that inflation in the country for the year (if we compare February 2021 and February 2022), according to the inflation calculator on the level-inflation.rf website, amounted to 10.01%. Price growth above the inflation rate is shown by 71 goods out of 121.

Leaders in rising food prices

To a greater extent, the increase in prices for the year, according to AB-Center, affected the following food products: white cabbage (+198.2%), table beet (+48.8%), garlic (+48.4%), potatoes ( +45.1%), buckwheat groats (+32.3%) and carrots (+29.3%).

Food products showing price growth over 10%, as well as above the inflation rate of 10.01%

In addition to the goods of the first group, a significant strengthening of prices (by 10% and more) in the AB-Center is noted for frozen squid, beef liver, peas and beans, dried fruits, pears, granulated SUGAR, canned tomato, margarine, mayonnaise, salmon caviar, domestic, salted herring, culinary products from poultry, chicken legs, cheese curds, chocolate-glazed, beef (except for boneless MEAT), vermicelli, butter, salted, marinated, smoked fish, cookies, Hercules oatmeal, live and chilled fish , pasta made from premium wheat FLOUR, MILKcondensed with sugar, chilled and frozen chickens, oatmeal and pearl barley, muffins and rolls, chilled and frozen chopped salmon fish, semolina, cream ice cream, lamb (except for boneless meat), wheat flour, gingerbread, salted herring fillet, canned fish natural and with the addition of butter, lemons, boneless beef, processed cheeses, minced meat, canned meat for baby food, soft sweets glazed with chocolate, bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour, sour cream, pork (except for boneless meat), frozen vegetables, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat content, whole sterilized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat content, dumplings, manti and ravioli, natural chocolate candies and with additives, bakery products made from high-quality flour piece varieties, caramel, oranges,fermented milk products, bananas, hard and soft rennet cheeses, lamb products, canned fish in tomato sauce, fish fillet, cakes, sausages and sausages, canned fruit and berries for baby food, turkey meat, national cheeses and cheese, boneless pork, marshmallow and marshmallow, boiled sausage.

Food products whose prices rise below the rate of inflation

Price growth below the inflation rate (lower than 10.01%), according to AB-Center, was noted for frozen berries, fresh greens, chicken eggs, polished rice, semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage, yogurt, salted and smoked gourmet products from fish, canned meat, nuts, ketchup, onion, carbonated drinks, table SALT, green tea, natural canned and pickled vegetables, cereal flakes (dry breakfasts), soups in bags, canned vegetables for baby food, raw smoked sausage, cut frozen fish (except for salmon species), domestic sparkling wine, cocoa, long leaf black tea, uncut frozen shrimp, natural coffee beans and ground, smoked meats, jam, jam and marmalade, grapes, natural instant coffee, fortified grape wine with a strength of up to 20 % about. ALCOHOL, OLIVE OIL, chocolate, fresh tomatoes, grape table wine with a strength of up to 14% vol. alcohol, bagged black tea, dry milk mixtures for baby food, black pepper (peas), whole frozen fish, fruit juices, mineral and drinking water, vodka with a strength of 40% vol. alcohol and above, chewing gum, fresh mushrooms, natural bee honey, coffee in quick service organizations, fresh cucumbers, sunflower oil.

The Ministry of Agriculture does not rule out inflationary risks for food

Food items that have dropped in price

As for the price reduction, it affected such products as apples (-6.0%), millet (-5.0%) and ordinary domestic cognac (-0.4%).