Large retail chains operating on the territory of Krasnodar region, ready for two months to "freeze" the growth of prices for socially important food products. We are talking about 20 items, including vegetables, buckwheat, butter and sunflower oil, flour, eggs and dairy products, said Monday the interviewer. TASS in the press service of the regional administration.

An agreement to curb the growth in value was reached at the meeting, which was held with retailers Governor of Kuban Alexander Tkachev. According to him, the list of socially important products of the seven points with the recommended trading at a premium of 10% should be expanded. "If we did that the residents of our region turn, will lose trust in the Kuban producers, including trade networks - I think to repair it we will be for a very long time", - cited words Tkachev in his press service.

As a deterrent measures at a meeting with trade networks was proposed to fix the markup on the bread, and to continue the distribution among buyers of so-called social security cards, which give an additional discount on selected products.

According to the Department of prices and tariffs of the Krasnodar region, since August of last year in the region by half rose buckwheat, approximately 40% increase in the price of rice and sugar. Among plodoovoshnoy products surged the most in the price of cabbage - 75% , and apples by 38%. However, as noted in the Department, in a separate hypermarkets trade margins on salt, flour, apples and onions amounted to more than 45%, sugar - up to 70%.