The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov said earlier that the resort regions of the country often the prices are inflated more than three times. In addition to FAS, inspection due to high food prices in the region since mid-July was carried out by local authorities and the Prosecutor's office.

"The prices of agricultural products in the resort cities of the Crimea has decreased significantly," – said in the message of the government with reference to the Vice-Premier of the region Yury Gianluca.

"Prices for the products of the Crimean manufacturers brought to acceptable for this huge work. In the resort towns of potatoes in the average price of 25 rubles per kg, tomatoes – from 30 roubles, watermelons 10 to 20 rubles. A Crimean peaches can take from 40 rubles, grapes – from 120 rubles," — said the official.

According to him, the decline in prices in the midst of the holiday season is made possible "by increasing the number of fairs", including at weekends.

"This, in turn, led to the growth of the list of the Crimean agricultural producers – peasant farmers and individuals, leading garden land that sells products of own production. As a result, the implementers of agricultural products established a healthy competition that reasonably caused the decline in prices", – consider in the government of Crimea.

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