The network of retail shops Metro Cash&Carry in crisis freezes until April 13, 2015 rates on basic social goods, including milk, bread, cereals and pasta. This is stated in the message of the retailer.

Earlier this week on freeze prices until March 9, 2015 at a basic food package said trading network "Dixie". The retailer has fixed the price of buckwheat, rice, millet, pasta, sunflower oil and butter, flour, meat and frozen fish. In addition, the company undertook to maintain a minimum trading margin from 0% to 15% for several types of sugar, salt, cereals, butter, flour, and egg.

The second revenue food retailer X5 Retail Group network ("Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok" and "Carousel") has not yet been announced freezing of prices, however, does not exclude such a possibility in case if it will be possible to negotiate with manufacturers and suppliers, said TASS, the official representative of the company Vladimir Rusanov.

"We have taken a number of measures. For example, expanded the program of discounts for pensioners in "Crossroads", increased the proportion of promotional goods in all stores, as well as lower margins on socially important goods", he said.

Another major retailer, "Okay" has fixed the prices of some staple products in a number of its hypermarkets for six months at the end of November last year.

Mass testing

As reported by TASS, in January, the Prosecutor began mass checks of retailers across the country due to the sharp rise in prices of products in retail in terms of food embargo and the fall of the ruble.

Agency staff must determine whether the price increase is fair. In addition, monitoring the prices of basic products leads the Federal Antimonopoly service of the Russian Federation.

According to the Prosecutor General's office, the growth of prices of some food products ranged from 10 to 150% in some regions recorded higher growth rate. For example, vegetables in the shops of the Urals over the past year has risen by more than 300%

Inflation in Russia in January at an annual rate reached 15%, while food inflation was close to 21%, previously reported by Rosstat.