A candy factory in operation. Archive photoMOSCOW, Jan 18In Russia, there is no tendency to increase the price of sweets, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture said. Producers of confectionery products have been notified by retail chains of the increase in prices from February 1, the Izvestiya newspaper reported on Tuesday. At the same time, the ministry believes that market participants have the opportunity to restrain price increases. «Despite a significant increase in costs due to higher prices for packaging, containers, raw materials, electricity, logistics, transport services and other cost components, manufacturers are holding back a sharp rise in prices for their products by optimizing internal processes and reducing margins,» the Ministry of Agriculture said. 
Meat, vegetables, bread: what other products will soon rise in price They also noted that the dynamics of prices for flour and eggs, thanks to government measures, did not exceed the pace inflation. Thus, according to data as of January 12, the cost of wheat flour from manufacturers increased by 6.5% over the year, eggs — by 7.7%. .
The Ministry of Agriculture named the reasons for a possible increase in the price of flour and sunflower oil
