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Yushchenko urges Cabinet to toughen food prices control
06.06.2007 14:12 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has addressed letter to Premier Viktor Yanukovych demanding to strengthen domestic consumption market prices monitoring in order to prevent food articles unmotivated prices growth, reported President press-service.
As to press-service, President is going to visit Myckolayiv, Kirovograd and Kherson regions on Jun 5 to examine drought struck regions/determine agrarians aid variants.
As to Agro Perspective earlier report, Ministry of Agrarian Policy had forecasted next few months country bread prices stability due to sufficient internal grains reserves.
However, within May Ukrainian 1 grade flour bread prices had grown in 5 regions shops to UAH2,192,3 per kg (up 0.52.8% against Apr); wheat/rye flour bread prices had risen in 14 regions to UAH1,842,22 per kg (up 1.812.8% as of Apr); highest grade flour bread prices had boosted in 13 regions to UAH2,413,05 per kg (up 0.47.1% as of Apr).
As to Agro Perspective, experts estimate Ukrainian internal market food grain annual requirement 7 mn MT.
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