Annnndddddd. . . with that idiotic ejaculation, FR's most hilarious Slavic Zeeper Village Idiot goes into full Yook nonsense mode!
Posted on 12/23/2024 11:12:17 AM PST by marcusmaximus
As Russians prepare to celebrate the New Year or the week of public holidays that follows, they might notice this year's festive bill at the supermarket come out to significantly more than last year's – especially for fans of sandwiches with butter and red caviar, a New Year's dinner staple in the country.
In October of last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that Russia was “spending too much money on guns and forgetting about butter,” prices of which have seen some of the biggest increases of all produce, growing by over 33 percent since the start of 2024.
Caviar, while far from being a staple food at almost 6,000 rubles (about $60) per kilo in December 2023, has shot up by over 50 percent this year to nearly 9,000 rubles per kilo. Potato prices, the basis of some of Russians' favorite New Year's dishes, like olivier salad and dressed herring, have increased the most – a kilo costs nearly twice as much as it did a year ago. Average prices for other basic goods, such as apples, herring, milk, oranges, and olive oil, have all increased by at least 15 percent in 2024, while olive oil, beetroot, and cabbage are up around 30 percent and red onions cost over 40 percent more than a year ago, according to official data.
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The price hikes have led the government to enter talks with retailers on implementing price reductions ahead of the New Year holidays, while Russian media have reported that cases of butter theft from stores have increased -- with police offering one woman allegedly caught stealing 29 blocks to avoid prosecution by volunteering for military service, a practice Putin legalized earlier this year as Russia seeks to recruit more people for the war in Ukraine.
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Russia $231. It's been double the Ukraine for years.
(There’s been runaway food prices in America, too. I can name several products that are three times the price they were, two or three years ago.)
Democrats destroy everything that they touch
Ruble is now a penny.
man! I need to send them my address then!
eggsactly...
Annnndddddd. . . with that idiotic ejaculation, FR's most hilarious Slavic Zeeper Village Idiot goes into full Yook nonsense mode!
Lol! Does the World Bank know the ruble is worth a penny?
Could they have picked one single worse example? Caviar? $90 per kilo? Yes please, send a ton! I'll be rich tomorrow.
Russia doesn’t have price control. It is not unusual that certain items can climb ten times in price only to crash below the original price a few months later.
Zeepers probably are looking through it to find examples to scream about another end of Putin.
Normal people don’t gove a hug. If chicken is too expensive then they eat pork and vice versa.
Very few care about caviar.
World Bank says Russia is rich. Russos should be able to afford their caviar at any price.
For a nice comparison, take a peek at this:
Costco caviar prices as of todayNote that a kilogram is something over 35 ounces. Funny how many times propagandists expect one would not look for second sources, and more information.
Tsar Nicoulai Estate White Sturgeon Caviar 4.4 oz at $199 suggests, at the minimum, no one would look further.
It all about purchasing power In any given country. Once converted to dollars eggs are 10 cents each in Russia. Eggs in the US are at 33 cents now. Get it, bright boy?
Convert Russian salaries and pensions to dollars. Lol!
Buy your low iq, the Japanese are a lot worse off than Russia. It takes 157 yen to make a us dollar.
Covert Japanese salaries and pensions to dollars.
Do your own work. Maybe the guy who offered 500 million us taxpayer dollars to bribe Fico can figure it out for you.
And don’t forget to factor in the free stuff they hand out.
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/331861-free-benefits-russians
And that’s at Costco! Try one of those little shops where rich people spend their money and multiply by 3 to 5.
“Let them eat caviar!” might actually be good advice for people in Russia today.
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