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Wakuu Hali mbaya kwa Putin,
Baada ya matsifa kadhaa kuiwekea vikwazo vya kibiashara Russia Mambo yamekuwa magumu.
"We're getting more reports about rationing of some staple foods in Russia. There has been particular demand for sugar".
In the far eastern Maritime Region, supermarkets have imposed limits of 2kg per customer for sugar, flour, rice, buckwheat, salt and macaroni; 2L of vegetable oil and three jars of baby food. The rationing was reported by Russia’s business daily Kommersant.
In Khabarovsk, a city in that region, there has been panic-buying of sugar, and it has disappeared from many supermarket shelves, a local news agency reports.
However, deputy industry and trade minister Viktor Yevtukhov insists “there is no problem with sugar”, as Russia produces enough for itself and has banned sugar exports.
The St Petersburg supermarket chain Vkuster told Kommersant that it was also limiting sugar sales to 2kg per customer. “When one customer fills a whole basket with bags of sugar, others look at him and think about stockpiling too,” said Vkuster director Sergei Plis.
Last week the national statistics service Rosstat said sugar prices had jumped nearly 13%.
Sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have severely weakened the rouble and fuelled inflation, pushing up food prices.
Baada ya matsifa kadhaa kuiwekea vikwazo vya kibiashara Russia Mambo yamekuwa magumu.
"We're getting more reports about rationing of some staple foods in Russia. There has been particular demand for sugar".
In the far eastern Maritime Region, supermarkets have imposed limits of 2kg per customer for sugar, flour, rice, buckwheat, salt and macaroni; 2L of vegetable oil and three jars of baby food. The rationing was reported by Russia’s business daily Kommersant.
In Khabarovsk, a city in that region, there has been panic-buying of sugar, and it has disappeared from many supermarket shelves, a local news agency reports.
However, deputy industry and trade minister Viktor Yevtukhov insists “there is no problem with sugar”, as Russia produces enough for itself and has banned sugar exports.
The St Petersburg supermarket chain Vkuster told Kommersant that it was also limiting sugar sales to 2kg per customer. “When one customer fills a whole basket with bags of sugar, others look at him and think about stockpiling too,” said Vkuster director Sergei Plis.
Last week the national statistics service Rosstat said sugar prices had jumped nearly 13%.
Sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have severely weakened the rouble and fuelled inflation, pushing up food prices.