Medvedev demanded that the heads of the regions to control the rise in prices for food
Premier Dmitry Medvedev demanded that the heads of the regions to monitor the situation with food prices. Minister of Agriculture asked for regions to influence prices. According to experts, the governors have all possibilities for this, including non-economic nature. In the meantime, the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Public Chamber receives hundreds of complaints against speculators.
«Can do at»
«It is just a shift from one market to another, so long it will not last »
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed the ministries of industry and commerce, agriculture, economic development and coordinate the activities of the FAS to avoid price increases. Medvedev also said that speculative attempts to capitalize on the situation will be severely suppressed
On Friday, the Prime Minister held a meeting on the development of agriculture, in which he stated that the reorientation of import substitution does not constitute a waiver of the achievements of civilization: a lot can be done in Russia. According to him, the acquisition of them abroad, “regardless of some sort of sanctions, it is irrational, it is expensive, and the need to create a similar capacity at».
«We need a new program to increase the production of milk and increase production of meat. We were doing it, but so far the results there – I can not call them bad, and they are generally, on the contrary, good – but they are insufficient, even without regard to any kind of sanctions and response constraints, “- said Medvedev, RIA” Novosti ” .
He noted that the heads of the regions should monitor the situation and the possible impact on the dynamics of prices.
«You have to try to straighten the seasonal fluctuation in prices, although it is not easy, and we also understand that, it is not connected, even with limitations. In any case, any deviation from the average price must be justified, “- said Medvedev.
« The challenge for all of the regional authorities – continue to monitor the dynamics of prices in the food market. I am sure that the governors present here this is followed closely in their regions, “- said the government.
Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov reported to the prime minister that his department has prepared proposals that reduce meat imports by 2.5 times, milk – 1.5 times, fruits and berries – and 1.5-fold.
According to estimates of the Ministry, leaving funding for the sector at the current level, the import of livestock and poultry in 2020 will drop to 1.8 million tonnes 2.5 million tons in 2013. The realization of a moderately optimistic scenario of funding will reduce the volume of imports of livestock and poultry in 2020 to 1 million tonnes, the minister said. At the same time, he appealed to the head with a request to expedite the decision on granting the regions ability to influence the price of the products.
People complain
Earlier Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has established an interdepartmental working group to deal with offenses contributing to higher prices for agricultural and food products.
For the violation of the following and the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). On Friday, the Office stated that in the last week has received 574 complaints about high prices for food, often referred to meat and fish. August 14, FAS has opened a hotline to allow citizens to report about rising food prices. Another hot line is in the Public Chamber (8-800-700-8-800). As reported by the OP on Wednesday, it received more than a hundred calls with complaints about the increase in food prices in different regions of Russia.
A third of complaints to the hotline of the Public Chamber is associated with an increase in the price of meat. According to the citizens, in many places, prices rose by 30-100 rubles. A quarter of people reported a rise in price of dairy products, mainly cheese. “The increase in the price of milk varies by 15-22 rubles for cheese – at 55-200 rubles,” – said in a statement OP. Every fifth complains appreciation of red fish (salmon and trout), average prices rose by 130-200 rubles. About 20% of complaints relate to a rise in price of red fish (salmon and trout). 15% of citizens reported a rise in prices for fruit (apples, lemons, peaches and nectarines rose 60-100 rubles, vegetables, tomatoes – 20 rubles). “According to the citizens, the increase in prices were recorded mainly in the chain stores (Spar,« Crossroads “,” Magnet “,” Okay “,” bunch “,” Grant “,” Birch “,” Roundabout “),” – noted in OP.
«Planting other violations»
«The main reason for the high price – high level of monopoly – said in an interview with the views of the Commission on Social ETA support the quality of life of citizens and Sergei Markov. – We have the same prices for all higher than in other countries. Bureaucracy puts on all sorts of businesses their personal acquaintances, and those removed monopoly rents are shared with the bureaucracy, and of high prices ».
Execute government promises (to prevent the increase in food prices and upsetting speculators) it offers a simple methods: “We need to see where prices have risen the most, and put on other violations: they fully violations” – Mark said, noting that “the objective reasons for an increase in the minimum price».
«a real impact in the legal field on the entrepreneur is very difficult – this opinion in an interview with LOOK expressed by Chairman Consumer Rights Protection Society Mikhail Anshakov. – It is one thing – to prove that the price collusion exists between the sellers of gasoline, when 2-3 players in the region at the same time raise prices, despite the fact that suppliers do not raise prices. But when dozens of players on the market, it is difficult. Call on the carpet, as before the party organs caused economic entities – now is not the time ».
« We were established logistic flows, the products have already been purchased, chartered ships, wagons, trucks, and it all fell into the customs. Some of this is simply thrown out, and some – has deteriorated, and some – went into processing. Logistics schemes collapsed. This dramatically increases the wages, these expenses incurred entrepreneurs. Out of whose pocket to pay for something rotten vegetables and fruits, which are not allowed customs officers? “- So, according to Anshakova explained by higher prices.
« Send to a fire, sanitary and epidemiological stations, an investigation into the other cases – and voice is to let everyone know what kind of price increase. And away from his this business “- counters that Markov, who said that, much of the business uses a ban on imports as an excuse to raise prices. – It is necessary to suppress this administrative image. Market to work properly, it needs to provide administrative assistance, sometimes shouting and fist. Nowhere in the world there is no “pure market” everywhere there is a certain proportion of administrative regulation. Need just the order – not to raise prices. Who will raise – so send sanitary and epidemiological stations and fire ».
According to Markov, hyperinflation and moving products on the black market, accompanying with the Roman Empire attempted legislatively determine the prices, will not happen, because in this case it is about time measures, and after the replacement is found, the situation returned to normal.
«The growth of the prices will still be – said the newspaper’s president of the National Union food exporters Dmitry Bulatov. – $ 15 billion, which we cut imports – 1.5% of the world food market. It would seem, is not so much, but food prices are very sensitive to the market situation. For example, if an offer of a food product is reduced by 2%, then prices will rise up from 2% and 10% ».
« Now MOA simply monitors the price situation. Impact on the market they do not have. The Federal Antimonopoly Service could have such an impact, but only if they noticed signs of monopolistic collusion “, – he added.
« To replace imported food, it must first produce, and it is a long process – for example, the cow grows three year. Need to negotiate with dozens of countries, to determine the volume, whether they can completely replace the European import, “- said the expert.
« The Russian market is very attractive. Fill a gap in the market ready to very many, “- he explained.
The most critical, according to experts, is the situation with fish and dairy products.« We import fish for about $ 3 billion, one third of them have to one country – Norway. How did we get to this? We import apples at $ 1.2 billion, of which $ 400 billion were from Poland “- gives examples Bulatov.
« It is necessary to provide in law to large networks withdrawn a certain percentage of the areas under Russian products. Now import more convenient for them – with major suppliers easier to deal with, “- he suggests.
« The most critical position – milk products and the usual fish, no oysters and fish specialties, and the usual fish – says Anshakov. – With vegetables we can still somehow be interrupted, do without apples, we have our cabbage. But fish products are also important for a balanced diet. Regular fish products for normal nutrition, especially in childhood, is very important. At least for the usual fish, not to some specialties, the ban should be removed: we just face a shortage of these products.
«We are 30% dependent on imports of milk powder, of which 20% was imported from the EU and the United States. Replace nothing – milk and milk products in general – a scarce commodity, it can not be quickly ramp up production. You can not place an order in Argentina and a year to get twice as much milk powder “, – he added.
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