The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has shown interest in the cost of one of the critically important products.
FAS has initiated an audit of the cost of fish products in Russia.
The department shared this information on its official website .
As specified in the publication, the FAS has begun to check the commodity chain “from fisherman to counter”.
The agency has already sent inquiries to companies involved in the procurement of fish products.
In particular, the FAS wants to receive the following information:
- fish catch volumes;
- primary processing of the catch;
- product packaging;
- transportation;
- cost price of caught fish;
- conditions and periods of storage of products.
It is noted that the agency is primarily interested in the cost of the fish that Russians most often buy. A significant part of the food basket is pink salmon, pollock, cod, haddock and herring.
As specified in the material, the FAS has already received preliminary information about the monthly increase in the cost of the above-mentioned types of fish.
