In the period from July 9 to 15, 2022, consumer prices for sunflower oil in Russia continued to decline. This is reported by analysts of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in their monitoring.
So, according to the agency, oil fell by 0.4% during the reporting period. A week earlier, prices also fell 0.4%.
Now in Russia, there is an export duty on butter, which in July is 8.408,7 rubles per ton.
According to Rosstat, the growth rate of prices for margarine slowed down: from July 9 to 15, the rise in price amounted to 0.3%, and last week the figures were at the level of 0.5%.
Earlier, Russia announced the transition to the calculation of export duties on sunflower oil and meal in rubles. According to the government decree, the base price for calculating the export duty for oil is 82.500 rubles per ton, for meals – 13.875 rubles per ton.
In addition, the country extended the export duties on sunflower oil, sunflower meal, and sunflower seeds for a year – until August 31, 2023.