Akimats are taking measures to curb price growth

Over the past week, prices for NWT increased by 0.2%. Cabbage rose the most by 3.4%, potatoes, kefir – 0.9%, milk, onion – 0.8%, salt – 0.7%, sugar, carrots – 0.4%. There was a decrease in egg by 0.4%, sunflower oil, chicken meat, cottage cheese by 0.1%.

 

In the context of regions, the maximum price increase for the week was allowed in Almaty by 0.6%, East Kazakhstan, Kostanay and Kyzylorda regions by 0.4%.

 

To stabilize the price of sugar in Almaty, a loan in the amount of 1.5 billion tenge was issued due to the "revolving scheme" for the purchase of 5.8 thousand tons of sugar.

To provide the city with early vegetables and fruits, forward contracts were signed for the supply of 22 thousand tons with a total amount of 2.5 billion tenge.

 

In order to stabilize the prices of rice and salt, the Akimat of the East Kazakhstan region promptly worked out the issue of purchasing 272 tons of rice and 68 tons of salt into the reserve of the stabilization fund.

 

Negotiations were held with Pavlodar agricultural producers for the supply of 300 tons of potatoes. A loan was issued to Agrofirma Prirechnoye LLP under the "revolving scheme" in the amount of 0.5 billion tenge to stabilize prices for vegetable products.

 

In Kostanay region, the akimat approved the maximum allowable retail prices for cabbage 104 tenge and sugar 289 tenge. In addition, the stabilization fund has a five-month volume of cabbage - 970 tons, sugar 204 tons. Now an additional purchase of 136 tons of sugar is being carried out through the Food Corporation. 150 tons of cabbage were contracted under forward contracts. To stabilize milk prices according to the "reverse scheme", a loan was issued to Olzha Produkt LLP in the amount of 200.0 million tenge.

 

The MIT Trade Committee conducts daily monitoring of prices for NWT. Prices for basic foodstuffs are under constant control of the PM.