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

Food prices in RUSSIA in January 2022, compared to January 2021, show a significant increase. AB-Center analyzed the dynamics of 121 products, of which only 4 products show a decrease. At the same time, an increase in food prices by more than 25% is observed in 6 goods, more than 10% - in 68 goods.

it should be noted that inflation in the country for the year (if we compare January 2021 and January 2022), according to the inflation calculator on the website level-inflation.rf, amounted to 9.47%. Price growth above the inflation rate is shown by 73 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 (+180.8%), potatoes (+56.6%), garlic (+55.4%), table beet ( +47.9%), buckwheat groats (+30.6%) and carrots (+29.7%).

Food products showing price increases of more than 10%

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, chilled and frozen chickens, peas and beans, salmon caviar, domestic, dried fruits, margarine, chicken legs, mayonnaise , culinary products from poultry, canned tomato, salted herring, salted, pickled and smoked fish, fresh greens, Hercules oatmeal, granulated SUGAR, vermicelli, beef (except for boneless MEAT), pasta made from premium wheat FLOUR, fish live and chilled, biscuits, oatmeal and pearl barley, chocolate-glazed cottage cheese curds, chilled and frozen chopped salmon fish, lamb (except for boneless meat), semolina, muffins and rolls, butter, canned fish natural and with the addition of oil, MILKcondensed with sugar, wheat flour, cream ice cream, pork (except for boneless meat), salted herring fillet, boneless beef, gingerbread, pears, minced meat, processed cheeses, chicken eggs, onion, bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye flour and wheat, bakery products made from single piece flour of the highest grade, dumplings, manti and ravioli, turkey meat, bananas, sausages and sausages, canned meat for baby food, canned fish in tomato sauce, boneless pork, caramel, fish fillet, lamb products, vegetables frozen, natural chocolate sweets and with additives, hard and soft rennet cheeses, national cheeses and cheese, sour cream, fermented milk products, whole sterilized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat content, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2 % fat, cakes.

Food products showing price increases above the rate of inflation

In addition to the products listed above in the first and second groups, the following products show a rise in prices above the inflation rate (9.47%): boiled sausage, fresh cucumbers, soft sweets glazed with chocolate, nuts, marshmallows and marshmallows.

EXPORT of agricultural products last year reached $37.7 billion 

Food products whose prices rise below the rate of inflation

Price growth below the inflation rate (lower than 9.47%), according to AB-Center, was noted for semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage, yogurt, canned fruit and berries for baby food, polished rice, frozen, salted and smoked berries gourmet fish products, carbonated drinks, canned meat, cereal flakes (dry breakfasts), bagged soups, ketchup, natural canned and pickled vegetables, domestic sparkling wine, raw smoked sausage, green tea, edible SALT, uncut frozen shrimp, oil olive, canned vegetables for baby food, smoked meats, jam, jam and marmalade, grapes, whole frozen fish, natural coffee beans and ground, long leaf black tea, frozen fish cut (except for salmon species), cocoa, lemons, fortified grape wine up to 20% vol. ALCOHOL, grape table wine (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet) with a strength of up to 14% vol. alcohol content and up to 8% sugar, bagged black tea, natural instant coffee, chocolate, dry milk mixtures for baby food, chewing gum, mineral and drinking water, black pepper (peas), fruit juices, fresh tomatoes, vodka with a strength of 40% about. alcohol and above, fresh mushrooms, coffee in quick service organizations, natural bee honey, sunflower oil.

Food items that have dropped in price

As for the price reduction, it affected such products as apples (-6.0%), millet (-4.1%), oranges (-2.2%) and ordinary domestic cognac (-0.8%).