In Almaty, prices for 19 products will remain fixed until the end of 2021

 

 

As a result of agreements with manufacturers and retail chains in Almaty, prices for socially important products will not rise.

 

According to G. Murzalinova, 10 billion tenge was allocated from the local budget, which are aimed at fixing prices on the shelves of the city's retail chains, as well as fixing the producer's selling prices, bypassing the chain of intermediaries, by providing preferential loans.

 

For example, due to the issuance of a concessional loan to the Magnum Cash & Carry retail chain in 54 supermarkets in Almaty, 19 names of Socially significant food products were contracted in the amount of 7.8 thousand tons. Until the end of 2021, first grade flour, buckwheat, rice, horns, sunflower and butter oil, chicken meat, beef, milk, kefir, cottage cheese, sugar are sold here at fixed prices, and prices on the shelves are 5-30% lower than in the city.

 

“Since September 1, the sale of 22 thousand tons of seasonal vegetables, potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, has begun in the Magnum retail chains, within the framework of the“ forward ”purchase. The implementation will be carried out at reduced prices for 8 months until April 2022, ”- said the representative of the SEC Almaty.

 

For example, today the price per kilogram of potatoes does not exceed 101 tenge, carrots - 120 tenge, onions - 89 tenge, cabbage - 90 tenge. G. Murzalinova stressed that these prices are lower than market prices by 10-35%.

 

In addition, in 7 main markets of the city of Almaty: "Green Bazaar", "Zhana Akbulak" (wholesaler), "Sary-Arka", "Tastak", "Tausamaly", Almaty-1, the "Turksib" Fair has been open since February 2021 "Social shops", where 10 types of socially significant food products are sold (potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage, sugar, buckwheat, sunflower oil, rice, horns, flour) at reduced prices, which creates a competitive environment among traders.

 

The operator of these points of sale is LLP "MCC Trade" , which for the implementation of this project was issued a loan in the amount of 35 million tenge, for the purchase and sale of more than 307 tons of products.

 

An agreement was also reached to open similar social shops for the sale of beef and chicken meat at fixed prices, lower than market prices by 20-30%, in the indicated markets.

 

G. Murzalinova added that another popular retail chain, Toimart, is involved in the sale of affordable food products. In 14 supermarkets you can see first grade flour, tin bread, rice, horns, sunflower and butter oil, chicken meat, kefir, cottage cheese, salt at fixed social prices until the end of 2021.

 

The Deputy Chairman of the Board of the SEC Almaty noted that as a result of the issued circulating loans, in the amount of 1 billion tenge, the Bakery Aksai enterprise managed to fix the selling price for molded bread made of 1st grade wheat flour until December 2021, in the amount of 75 tenge per loaf. The products are sold in 10 branded stores at the bakery's selling price, in all leading retail chains with a trade margin of no more than 10%, and 3042 convenience stores - no more than 15%.

 

G. Murzalinova especially noted that the prices for bread in the city of Almaty are the lowest in the republic.

 

Thanks to the efforts of the akimat and cooperation with the manufacturer Asyl Meat, 90.4 tons of beef are sold in 5 branded stores at a fixed price of 2050 tenge / kg until June 1, 2022.

 

In addition, 2730 tons of beef and chicken meat products from Union Products were contracted, which will be sold at fixed prices (beef - 2050 tenge / kg, chicken meat - 782 tenge / kg) in 130 stores until March 2022.