Here and waited. Favorite product of Russians, especially those who adhere to the principles of healthy eating, will soon become more accessible. It's all about prices - buckwheat will be cheaper. The representatives of trade are also attuned to this, and the Ministry of Agriculture hopes.

And will contribute to this happiness reduction in the value of cereals from producers in early August, and doubled, compared with the same period last year. Reduction of retail prices for buckwheat may occur in a few months, but it will not be very large because of wholesale and retail mark-ups. But the retailers promised to make the price minimal. The same is expected in the Ministry of Agriculture, they write "Izvestia".

In the certificate of the department "On the change in the indices of the average prices of agricultural producers ..." it is said that on August 3 the producer price for buckwheat on average in Russia was 15.2 thousand. rub. For 1 ton, that is 48.1% of the value as of August 1, 2016. The cheapest buckwheat in the Urals Federal District (12.5 thousand. rub. For 1 ton), and more expensive - in the Central Federal District (17,9 thousand. rub. Per ton).

The reason for this in the Ministry of Agriculture was called "the saturation of the market with domestic products". According to the ministry, this year's buckwheat harvest is expected to be 18.6% above the average for the previous five years. Will contribute to this and "the arrival of a new crop on the market".

This year compared to the past, acreage under buckwheat increased from 1.2 to 1.6 million hectares due to cold and rainy spring: in Siberia they did not have time to sow the wheat on time, and some enterprises replaced it with buckwheat. Therefore, the production of cereals is expected to grow, explained the president of the National Union of Grain Producers Pavel Skurikhin. And then, according to him, the prices will fall.

Reduction of retail prices for buckwheat Ministry of Agriculture marked since the beginning of September last year. Then the groats became cheaper for the first time since 2015, which continues to this day. On August 7, according to the ministry, the consumer price for buckwheat was 68.28 rubles. For 1 kg, thereby having decreased in comparison with the beginning of 2017 г. By 19.6%.

A margins on agricultural products range from 57% to 201%, said at a meeting of the final board of the Ministry of Agriculture chairman of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Affairs Vladimir Kashin.