ABOUT FOOD PRICES IN THE CONSUMER MARKET

Issue № 2, 2025, article № 3, pages 27-37

Section: Investment and innovation in agriculture

Language: Russian

Original language title: О ЦЕНАХ НА ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННУЮ ПРОДУКЦИЮ НА ПОТРЕБИТЕЛЬСКОМ РЫНКЕ

Keywords: ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MECHANISM, PRICE MONITORING, CONSUMER MARKET, AGRICULTURE, RETAIL PRICE STRUCTURE, PRICES, PRICE RELATIONS

Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the dynamics and structure of consumer prices for food products. The authors note that Russia has developed the whole range of tools for monitoring the dynamics of consumer market prices, and the government uses certain measures aimed at stabilizing them (limiting prices for socially important food products, concluding agreements with businesses not to raise prices). In recent years, there has been an increase in the real disposable income of the population, the significant increase in the turnover of retail trade, including food products. Despite these positive trends, there is still the high proportion of spending on food purchases in household consumer spending. One of the reasons for the ongoing processes is the significant increase in consumer prices. Over the period 2017-2024, consumer prices increased by about 62%. The analysis of the structure of consumer prices for certain types of food products revealed the main drivers of price growth (butter, beef, cheeses, chickens, eggs, milk, bakery products, flour and pasta). The authors note that for a number of products, a significant share in the retail price structure is trade turnover, and for individual products it is at the comparable level with the share of agricultural producers. The authors emphasize the need to improve the price monitoring system, which covers all participants in the production and distribution chain and allows monitoring the structure of wholesale and retail prices for the wide range of food products.

Authors: Maslova Vlada Viacheslavovna, Avdeev Mikhail Viktorovich