The Potato Union is ready to take measures to stabilize the cost of potatoes, said the chairman of the organization Sergei Lupekhin.
"The leading potato producers in the country - the farms of the Bryansk, Tula, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Tyumen regions note the importance of preventing sharp price increases for this commodity item and are ready to take measures to stabilize the cost of production", - quotes Lupekhin TASS.
The Chairman of the Potato Union added that at the same time, the constructive position of retail chains in terms of softening the requirements for products, in particular, the admission of potatoes in the volume of 4 to 6 cm, is also important in this matter. politics ", - said Lupekhin.
The Potato Union includes agricultural producers providing over 25% of the production of commercial potatoes and vegetables, as well as processors providing over 85% of potato and vegetable by-products.
Let us remind you that on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a number of decrees to stabilize food prices. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) warned of unscheduled inspections in case of a delay in the execution of decisions to reduce prices for certain socially significant types of products.