Prices for milk "let go" until the next price increase

Agricultural sector Proizvodstvo30-04-2008 prices for milk "let go" until the new price hike prices of milk and dairy products will rise again. There are good reasons. Expires reduced duties on import of these products. Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Minister rejected the idea of ??further reducing them, according to Interfax. Recall that the lowering of duties on milk, milk products, cheese and cottage cheese was introduced by RF Government in October 2007. Import duties on milk and dairy products for a period of six months were reduced from 15% to 5%, and cheese and cottage cheese - from 15% to 5% but not less than 0.3 euros per kg. Then, in October 2007, an agreement was signed a number of retailers about the "freeze" prices for socially important goods. In accordance with this mark-up on six kinds of food - wheat and rye bread, milk, not less than 1,5% fat yogurt (not less than 1% fat), sunflower oil and eggs - must not exceed 10%. Despite the government measures, growth milk prices remained high. According to the Economic Development and Trade in the period from November 2007 to February 2008 price increase for milk was 2-2,9% per month.