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Cucumber prices in Russia have doubled since December amid inflation and VAT hikes, prompting retailer purchase limits and political calls to cap food mark-ups, officials said.
- On Feb 17, Reuters reported cucumbers have doubled in price since December to just over 300 roubles per kilogram, fueling anger among Russian consumers and sparking political scrutiny across Russia.
- Seasonal supply constraints and inflation have driven overall prices up 2.1% since the start of the year amid a VAT rise and slowing wartime economy, and producers said prices should ease next month.
- Some supermarkets in Siberia are limiting purchases as the anti‑monopoly regulator has written to producers and retailers, and one of Russia's best-selling newspapers gave readers cucumber seeds.
- Mironov and other lawmakers have urged capping retailer mark-ups before parliamentary elections later this year, while Russia's central bank forecasts inflation up to 5.5% and lawmaker Yevgeny Popov was rebuked after downplaying the price rise.
- With elections later this year, authorities say past food price spikes were resolved and current social media grumbling does not yet threaten stability, while Mironov said, `They used the same explanation for last year's 'golden' potatoes, and now it's 'gilded' cucumbers'.
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Cucumbers are now more expensive in Russia than imported fruit such as bananas. Politicians and social media users speak of "golden cucumbers".
Cucumber costs are skyrocketing in Russia, and so is anger over wartime prices
The humble cucumber, a favourite in Russian salads and meals, is the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price, angering consumers and stirring up politicians and regulators keen to tamp down any popular discontent at a time of war.
In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices
The humble cucumber, a favourite in Russian salads and meals, is the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price, angering consumers and stirring up politicians and regulators keen to tamp down any popular discontent at a time of war.
Russia's "golden cucumbers" and how a staple became a symbol of wartime inflation
In Russia, the humble cucumber has doubled in price since December, averaging just over 300 roubles ($3.91) per kilogram, sparking consumer anger and political attention. Social media shows cucumbers sometimes selling for two to three times that amount. https:///NAFORaccoon/status/2022672230845681950?s=20 Lawmakers, including members of the ruling United Russia party, have pressed the anti-monopoly regulator to investigate the price hikes, whi…
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