Measures to stabilize prices for socially important food products in Kostanay region

Price containment for socially significant food products is carried out within the framework of the approved Rules for the implementation of price stabilization mechanisms for socially significant food products in the Kostanay region (Akimat Resolution No. 394 of September 11, 2019).

4 billion 803 million tenge was allocated for the implementation of the NWPT pricing mechanism, of which 2819 million tenge was allocated for the activities of the stabilization fund, and 1984 million tenge for the "revolving scheme".

In addition, it is planned to allocate budget funds for the forward purchase of products in the stable fund in the amount of 450 million tenge and a "revolving scheme" to provide a loan to a retail chain for the sale of NWT in the amount of 400 million tenge.

The stabilization fund has reserves of 14 items in the amount of 8.1 thousand tons in the amount of 1.9 billion tenge.

Forward purchase of food products in the amount of 442 million tenge was carried out.

JSC "SEC "Tobol" conducts commodity interventions on 12 product names in the territory of the region.

For reference: fixed retail price for horns - 188 tenge / kg, beef - 1700 tenge / kg, flour - 120 tenge / kg, butter - 1800 tenge / kg, rice - 230 tenge / kg, chicken meat - 800 tenge / kg, sunflower oil - 710 tenge / kg, potatoes 140 tenge / kg, carrots 148 tenge / kg, onions 82 tenge / kg, cabbage 110 tenge / kg, egg -390 tenge / dozen.

Preferential loans to producers and entrepreneurs in the amount of 1984 million tenge were allocated under the "reverse scheme".

For reference: LLP "RAUZET Sauda" for 16 items (6 supermarkets) - 400.0 million tenge, LLP "Prombaza-7" - 581 million tenge, JSC "Sever Bird" for chicken meat - 200 million tenge, IP "Stroy City" for 19 items - 20 million tenge, LLP "Poultry-Agro" for egg - 200.0 million tenge, LLP "Olzha Produkt" for dairy products - 200.0 million tenge, LLP "Mibeko" for buckwheat - 255.0 million tenge, Terra LLP for beef meat - 128.0 million tenge.

In order to stabilize the prices of social bread made from flour of the first grade, flour is sold from the stabilization fund to bakeries at 100 tenge per kilogram.

Administrative penalties in the form of a warning were imposed on the facts of overestimation of trade surcharges to 6 supermarkets of the regional center (RAUZET Sauda LLP, Solnechny LLP, Astykzhan Kostanay LLP, TC Mercury LLP, Low Price LLP, Osoba LLP).

5 compliance agreements have been concluded with manufacturers, wholesale suppliers and large retail chains (Astykzhan-Kostanay LLP, Tamasha Market LLP, Lisvan LLP, Asalia LLP, Nursu IP) to curb prices for NWPT.

For regulatory impact on the domestic market, it is planned to allocate wheat at a fixed price of 90 thousand tenge/ton to the milling enterprises of the region from JSC "NC "Food Corporation" by subsidizing the costs incurred by the national company during the implementation of the food market.

In order to stabilize prices, the size of the maximum allowable retail prices for chicken meat (femur and tibia, with adjacent pulp) in the amount of 890 tenge/kg (Resolution No. 617 of 31.12.2021), potatoes - 140 tenge/ kg, carrots - 148 tenge/kg, onions - 86 tenge/kg, cabbage - 104 tenge/kg, sugar - 289 tenge/kg, sunflower oil - 767 tenge/liter (Resolution No. 12 of 13.01.2022) were approved.

Akimats of cities and districts are constantly monitoring prices for NWT and explanatory work to prevent price increases in retail trade.

Memoranda are concluded with retail chains on the provision of food products and the restriction of trade allowances for the entire list of socially significant food products.

409 memoranda and 255 contracts have been signed between suppliers and retail chains.

Social shelves for the sale of social goods have been created in 400 stores.

This year, 10 fairs were held in cities and districts of the region, where 120 tons of products worth 80 million tenge were sold at prices 10-15% lower than the market.