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Meat export to Iran led to a rapid increase in mutton prices in Russia

1 Oct 2019

• 1 Oct 10:13

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In August, mutton prices soared in Moscow. The rise in price is due to the shortage of its supply in the capital’s market related to boosting supplies to Iran, the NEWS.RU portal reports citing Rosstat. In August, mutton prices rose to peak values ​​from the beginning of the year. In Moscow, one kilogram was sold on average at 537 rubles. On an annual basis, growth was 21.5%. In St. Petersburg, where the price of lamb in August rose to 511 rubles per kilogram, the price increased over the year by 26%. According to experts, the rise in price is caused by an acute shortage of mutton. Deliveries of this type of red meat from the southern regions declined due to. Read more...