date:Aug 01, 2016
In the first half of the year, carrots increased in price the most in St Petersburg, by 51%, as the head of the city department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, Vadim Vladimirov, reported on Wednesday 27 July.
In July, the prices for white cabbage increased 43%, potatoes 36%, onions 20% and apples 19%. The FAS associate the price increases with the growth of the dollar, tied to global prices and high volatility in commodity markets.
On the 4th July, President Putin signed a law on trade, w