MOSCOW, Aug 10 Tensions in the Black Sea region affect world grain prices, which are likely to continue to rise, affecting food inflation on the European continent , but this will not affect Russia, Dmitry Patrushev, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, told reporters.
«The price of grain (in the world — ed.) is now somewhat unstable, it is increasing — taking into account the situation in the Black Sea, taking into account the fact that there were precedents when there were attacks on civilian ships, and I think that so far it is possible that grain prices will rise,» Patrushev said.
«As a result, in the near future we may see certain situations associated with an increase in food inflation; here I will pay special attention to the fact that this will most likely occur on the European continent,» the minister suggested.
At the same time, he stressed, food inflation in the territory of the Russian Federation «is still quite insignificant, and it is important to note that the government has a lot of tools» to contain it. As an example of such tools, he cited customs and tariff regulation measures, the mechanism of the intervention grain fund, targeted support for individual sub-sectors. url=»https://ria.ru/20230730/putin-1887130386.html» data-title=»Russia, despite everything, remains the leader in the sale of grain in the world, Putin said»>