Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) beginning in January, checking the validity of the price of sugar on the market, writes the newspaper Kommersant on 25 February.
Attention antimonopolschikov attracted by the fact that the wholesale price of sugar in December 2008 rose by 40 percent. In his letter to the chairman of the FAS 'Soyuzrossahara Andrei Bodin explained the price increase twofold increase in rates on ruble loans to producers of sugar. In addition, he pointed out that the cost of sugar, about 30 percent of the imported components, and therefore its price has significantly affected the weakening rate of the ruble.
Moscow authorities have in turn decided to deal with rising prices for sugar, which sends up to April in the retail network 724 tons of sugar from food reserve city. In line with the February 18, signed a Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. It is assumed that the sugar will sell in stores at prices below the average. According to the retail price in the trading networks should not exceed 25 rubles per kilogram, while the average price for sugar is packed 26,9 rubles. This sugar will be supplied at a price of 22 rubles per kilogram.
At the same time, according to experts, the price of sugar will soon cease to grow at the same pace as the demand for it from the industrial consumers is reduced.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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