Russian retailers froze prices on 56 consumer goods. The corresponding summary table of the retail prices of the products published by the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) of the Russian Federation in the framework of the analysis of the initiatives of the Association of retail companies (akort) for fixing of retail prices for socially important goods.

According to the FAS, trade networks established in different regions different pictures and froze them on various products. They included pork, chicken, frozen fish, dumplings, milk, butter, eggs, buckwheat, bread, green tea, processed cheese, salt, chocolate, juice, rice, pasta, coffee, wine, apples, potatoes, etc. aside from the foods in this list as well as toilet paper, soap and toothpaste.

The maximum and minimum prices of different products vary greatly. For example, in Moscow frozen the price of ground beef is in the range from 119,99 to 434,9 rubles, buckwheat to 47.2-93 rubles, potatoes - 18-129,99 rubles, pasta - 8,99 53 rubles, butter - 37,9-105 rubles, salt - 5,9-14 roubles, processed cheese - 27,95-399 rubles, wheat bread - 8,4-27 rubles.

The press service of the FAS TASS explained that the difference in prices stems from the fact that retailers provide to the Department information about them freezing on the same products but in different packages and weight. In addition, could be different and manufacturer.

The Antimonopoly office in early March, he requested a trade networks the list of food products, the prices of which will be frozen, with indication of name, size, packaging and supplier.

ACORT, uniting the largest retail chains in Russia, in February 2015 sent to the FAS draft agreement to fix retail prices for social products. Currently adhered to the agreement of 12 retailers Magnit, X5 Retail Group (network "Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok", "Karusel"), "Auchan", group "Dixie", Metro Cash&Carry, Lenta, O'key, Globus, "bill", "At", "Vester" and Internet Mall "Platypus".

Prices shall be fixed for a period of two months to a basket consisting of not less than 20 products. The list of goods for which a fixed price, each retailer's discretion.