Currently, in connection with the active phase of the harvesting campaign, there is a seasonal decrease in wholesale and retail prices for potatoes in Russia.
The average wholesale prices for potatoes in Russia as of September 20, 2019, according to AB Center, amounted to 8,3 rubles / kg excluding VAT (price for the purchase volume of 20 tons), which is 2,4% (0,2, 20,2 RUB / kg) less than a week ago. Over the month, they decreased by 2,1% (by 8,5 RUB / kg). For comparison, a year ago, the price of potatoes was 1,8 rubles / kg. Thus, in relation to the level a year ago, wholesale prices for this crop decreased by 0,2% (XNUMX RUB / kg).
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The weakening of prices for the year is due to the fact that this year the harvest of potatoes (as of the current date) exceeds the volumes that were observed last year. So, by September 23, 2019, 3,8 million tons of potatoes were collected in the industrial sector of potato growing (agricultural organizations and peasant farms, excluding data on households), which is 0,5 million tons more than was collected by this date in Last year.
Small wholesale prices for potatoes
The analysis of wholesale prices for potatoes was made on the basis of statistics on wholesale markets and vegetable bases. In the short and long term (when comparing them for the year), there is a decrease in prices.
Average small wholesale prices (price for a purchase volume of 30 kg) in Moscow (there were products from Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula regions, as well as the Republic of Belarus), as of the monitoring date (as of September 23) were 12,5 RUB / kg ... This is 4,2% (0,5 RUB / kg) more than a week ago. Over the month, they decreased by 7,4% (by 1,0 RUB / kg), over 3 months - by 47,9% (by 11,5 RUB / kg).
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Compared to the level a year ago, the wholesale price of potatoes in Moscow decreased by 10,7% (a year ago, wholesale prices for potatoes in Moscow amounted to 14,0 RUB / kg).
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In Rostov-on-Don, the average small wholesale prices (price for a purchase volume of 30 kg) as of the monitoring date were 13,0 RUB / kg. Over the week, prices decreased by 7,1% (by 1,0 RUB / kg), over the month by - 18,8% (by 3,0 RUB / kg), over 3 months - by 36,6% (by 7,5 , XNUMX RUB / kg). In relation to the level of a year ago, no change in prices is observed.
Average small wholesale prices for potatoes in the Krasnodar Territory as of the monitoring date amounted to 13,0 RUB / kg. Over the week, prices decreased by 10,3% (by 1,5 RUB / kg), over the month - by 7,1% (by 1,0 RUB / kg), over 3 months - by 45,8% (by 11,0, 14,0 RUB / kg). For comparison, a year ago the prices for potatoes were 7,1 RUB / kg (down XNUMX%).
Retail potato prices
The average retail prices for potatoes in Russia as of September 23, 2019, according to Rosstat, amounted to 22,1 RUB / kg.
Over the week they decreased - 2,9%, over the month - by 17,6%, over 3 months - by 41,2%. Over the year, by the same date, they increased by 0,3%.
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The highest retail prices for potatoes in September 2019 were observed in the Far Eastern Federal District (42,8 RUB / kg), the lowest - in the Volga Federal District (16,9 RUB / kg).
Source: Expert-analytical center of agribusiness "AB-Center" the www.ab-centre.r.