One of the most characteristic elements of the is the product shortage. Y in Russiaa country that has been immersed in the Ukrainian war for almost four years, It is already being noticed.
Right now, in the country presided over by Vladimir Putin, citizens are suffering serious problems buying cucumbersa vegetable that its price has skyrocketed in recent weeks and it is essential in the preparation of salads and.
As specified by the British media official Russian statistics indicate that The price of cucumbers has doubled since Decembercurrently standing at an average of just over 300 rubles (about 3.31 euros, at the current exchange rate) per kilogram.
However, in Russia, social networks are full of images posted by consumers in which you can see cucumbers with prices that sometimes double or even triple the average figure cited in the previous paragraph.
A clear warning sign is that The price of cucumbers is higher than that of imported fruits such as bananas. In fact, there are supermarkets in Siberia in which one is limiting the number of cucumbers each customer can buy to avoid speculation about product shortages.
Another indicator that the situation is worrying is that one of the best-selling newspapers in Russia has given its readers seeds to grow their own cucumbers at home.
The Ministry of Agriculture sends a message of calm… but it is not convincing
To try to quell the discontent of the population due to the increase in the price of cucumbers (which adds to the already existing one due to the poor general economic situation of the country due to the war in Ukraine), The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has sent a message of calm… although it has not convinced citizens.
From the aforementioned department of the Russian government they have attributed the sharp increases in the price of cucumbers to seasonality. In fact, Yevgeny Popov, a legislator from the ruling party, has assured in a message on social networks that the price of the product will drop and? Russia is completely self-sufficient in cucumber production.
However, That post has been responded to quickly by numerous people.. For example, a woman identified as Svetlana has lamented that “the prices of cucumbers and tomatoes are outrageous.”
“There was a time when they said eggs were ‘golden’ (because they were very expensive). “Now it’s the cucumbers that are golden.”another user has expressed.
