Prices for eggs in the Russian Federation have been decreasing for the second consecutive week, while the price increase for buckwheat has accelerated.
Moscow. April 29. INTERFAX.RU - Egg prices in the Russian Federation decreased by 0.5% for the period from April 21 to April 27, Rosstat reported on Wednesday. A week earlier, a decrease of 0.5% was also noted. This happened for the first time since the end of November 2025. However, current prices are still 21.6% higher than at the beginning of the year. At the same time, the growth in prices for buckwheat groats accelerated. For the week from August 21 to August 27, it was 0.5% against 0.1% a week earlier. Since the beginning of the year, buckwheat has risen in price by 1.6%. Rosstat also reported that from April 21 to April 27, prices for frozen fish increased by 0.7%, granulated sugar by 0.4%, beef, pork, and sunflower oil by 0.3%, lamb, dry milk mixtures for baby food, vermicelli, and millet by 0.2%, cooked sausages, wheat bread, and pasta by 0.1%. Prices for margarine, like eggs, decreased by 0.5%, semi-smoked and cooked-smoked sausages, butter, kefir, canned ...