Tomatoes and Potatoes Lead Weekly Price Hikes in Stavropol Krai

We can regularly notice changes in the cost of goods, though prices often rise. For the second week in a row, tomatoes have seen the biggest price jump in the region, as detailed by the North Caucasus Statistical Office (Severo-Kavkazstat).

Specialists shared the results of weekly food price monitoring. It turned out that fresh tomatoes increased in price by 6.27% and now cost an average of 268.6 rubles per kilogram (about $4 at current rates). In second place was potatoes, which rose 3.48%, with consumers paying around 52.23 rubles (about $1 at current rates).

Also on the list of items that became more expensive were:

bananas (+2.88%) — 170.08 rubles (about $2 at current rates);

wheat flour pasta (+2.67%) — 127.32 rubles (about $2 at current rates);

vermicelli (+2.24%) — 123.42 rubles (about $2 at current rates);

white cabbage (+1.56%) — 35.9 rubles (under $1 at current rates);

beets (+1.51%) — 41.71 rubles (about $1 at current rates);

meat-based baby food (+1.38%) — 1213.86 rubles (about $16 at current rates);

fresh cucumbers (+1.29%) — 301.34 rubles (about $4 at current rates).

All of this is visible in our infographic.

Price decreases were less pronounced than increases. This week, the leader in price drops was vegetable-based baby food. While not everyone buys this product, parents of young children will be pleased by the news. Its price fell by 5.95% to 753.34 rubles per kilogram (about $10 at current rates). Next was semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage (-4.26%) at 677.04 rubles (about $9 at current rates).

Also becoming cheaper were:

onions (-3.78%) — 45.08 rubles (about $1 at current rates);

boiled sausage (-1.97%) — 582.8 rubles (about $8 at current rates);

cheese (-1.08%) — 897.94 rubles (about $12 at current rates);

wheat flour (-0.82%) — 63.12 rubles (about $1 at current rates);

chicken (-0.81%) — 240.64 rubles (about $3 at current rates);

pork (-0.77%) — 463.65 rubles (about $6 at current rates).

However, it«s not just food getting more expensive in the region—medicines are too. Over the past year, medication prices have soared by an average of 10%, with vital drugs rising by almost 7%. Read more about specific price changes.