Russian food prices threaten the ruling Russian government

 (This article Source: Beijing News Analysis: Zhang Le)
the day, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a closed-door meeting to discuss whether to extend the ban on grain exports made last year to ease the domestic food supply difficulties. After the meeting, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor. Zubkov met with reporters, but he did not disclose any details, saying only that the government may continue to extend the ban on grain exports.

rising food prices threaten the Russian government; Russia or will continue to extend the grain export ban

Russia's grain export ban was made last August, last year Russia suffered a severe drought and fires, grain cut severely, resulting in grain prices. Lower spending a lot of sharp increase in people's lives, demonstrations against the Government from time to time occur. In this context, Putin issued the export ban on cereals, valid until December 31, 2010. After the Russian government decided to extend the export ban on July 1 this year.

response, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said earlier this month, administration success depends on the ability to control food prices.

Although the Russian government introduced a ban on grain exports have performed more than six months, but Russia is still rising domestic food prices. According to French media reports, since December last year, potato prices rose 10 times.

President asked to control food prices


shopping in a supermarket in Moscow, Maria woman said he took a turn after the supermarket had to cut some of my shopping list already prepared, sausage, milk, let alone vegetables. Moscow, assistant manager of this supermarket Linda complained: has been a serious threat to the Russian government's ability to govern. Russia will hold parliamentary elections this year, if food prices continue to rise, will affect the government's credibility and may even affect the presidential election in Russia in 2012.

Putin held a closed-door meeting

domestic food prices in response to the situation, Russian officials on the 22nd, said a possible extension of a July 1 this year grain export ban expires.

the current international market prices continued to rise, food prices in Russia is also facing huge pressures. Once the summer grain harvest this year, is not optimistic about Russia, grain export ban will be extended.