Russians Resort to Stealing Butter Amid Shortages

Newsweek ^ | 10/29/2024 | Emma Marsden

[marcusmaximus]

Amid shortages of basic groceries in Russia as a result of its war in Ukraine, instances of petty thefts of essential items have been reported online, with butter emerging as one of the targeted products.

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The shortages in the country stem from a combination of supply chain disruptions, Western sanctions, and declining domestic production. As reported by state-owned news outlet Moskow 24, large butter-making enterprises have begun to reduce production and suspend shipments of their products to retail chains.

One production company cited 46 percent cumulative inflation for eight months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, partly due to aggressive inflation costs of raw cream. Prices for dairy items, including butter, have soared this year, per the report. The price of the butter itself has soared by 55 percent.

[dforest]

Ha hah, good one. 🤣🤣

[Cronos]

" state-owned news outlet Moskow 24" -- that's the name of the state-owned media outlet --> they seem to have mixed it up with the cyrillic name -- Москва 24

[tennmountainman]

Got to have butter with Toast and Eggs.

[antidemoncrat]

It’s really easy to can butter. Check it out.

[Kazan]

I've asked Marina from YouTube channel Made in Russland to investigate the butter crisis in Russia, just like she investigated the egg crisis.

Here's guessing she or someone else in Russia will be coming out with video soon showing all the butter available at the supermarkets there, just like Marina did when she found an ample number of cartons of eggs on the shelves months ago.

I've never seen anyone that enjoys making a fool of themselves more than you do.

You tie a kick me sign around your neck with every post.

[dfwgator]

I like watching Eli From Russia’s videos.

[Kazan]

Yes, Eli is great, maybe the best Russian YouTuber.

Some of other Russian YouTubers I watched left Russia -- Dari Step, Svetlana (from Russia) and Natasha (Adventures).

[Mogger]

So, butter is up 55% in Russia.

Since Biden the usurper was installed, butter is up over 100% in the USA.

It takes a LOT of energy, diesel fuel and electricity to produce dairy goods.

When the usurper waged the "war on fossil fuels" he promised, everything requiring fuel to produce and transport went up in price.