Overview

• Rosstat data show carrots down 16.6% and potatoes down 15.2% month on month in September, with fruit and vegetables averaging a 3.5% decline.
• Other notable falls included onions (-14.8%), white cabbage (-12.8%), table beets (-12.3%), apples (-12.0%) and grapes (-9.9%).
• Prices rose for several items, led by tomatoes (+22.7%), with sweet peppers (+7.5%), oranges (+4.9%) and bananas (+3.5%) also higher.
• Beyond produce, Rosstat recorded small changes across categories, including modest rises for several meats, a 1.2% drop for salmon caviar, and mixed moves for fish, eggs and grocery staples.
• RIA Novosti’s analysis of Rosstat figures finds average potatoes at 39.6 rubles per kilogram in September versus 47 rubles in August, the first sub‑40 reading since May 2024 and the fourth straight monthly decline, which the outlet links to a larger harvest cited by the Agriculture Ministry.