MART together with Gosstandart checked the availability of vegetables from stabilization funds in 150 retail outlets on January 22–23.
“No cases of retail prices exceeding the established limits for fruit and vegetable products supplied under the state order were recorded,” the press service of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade reported.
However, the availability of products from the stabilization funds proved problematic.
“In the Vitebsk Region, five retail outlets (Vesta OJSC, the Dokshitsy branch of the Vitebsk Regional Consumers’ Society, and Dobronom CJSC), which act as suppliers of products from stabilization funds under the state order, did not have the fruit and vegetable products specified in the list (potatoes, cabbage, onions, apples) available for sale,” the ministry added.
In the Brest Region, a store operated by Zhabinka Agricultural Machinery OJSC was found to be in violation, while in the Gomel Region the violation was recorded at a Kopeechka store owned by Dobronom CJSC. In addition, carrots were missing in one of the stores in Zhodzina.
According to the ministry, recommendations were issued to eliminate the identified violations, and business entities were warned that they would be fined next time if products from the stabilization funds are absent.
