In Orenburg, prices for local sunflower oil increased: the liter rose by 15 rubles

The usual store on Orlov Street in Orenburg has been operating for three decades. Here, citizens buy unfiltered locally produced sunflower oil. The point of sale itself looks unpresentable, almost like a seedy selmag. But buyers here cook for years, as the oil is tasty, aromatic and healthy. According to Roskoshestvo, unrefined sunflower oil contains vitamins A, P and is one of the leaders in the content of the antioxidant vitamin E.

This season, the price of a delicious and healthy Orenburg product has jumped significantly compared to last year. Now a liter of local oil costs 175 rubles for ordinary buyers and 165 rubles for pensioners upon presentation of the certificate. Compared to last year, the price increased by 15 rubles for both categories. The price of sunflower oil from the new harvest is not yet known - it has not yet arrived at the retail outlet.

Plus, you need to add the price for the bottles, for which you will have to pay separately: liter costs 20 rubles, one and a half liter - 22 rubles, 5-liter will cost 45 rubles. But you can come with your bag and save a little.

At the same time, this year oil will not be in deficit: the gross harvest of sunflower in the Orenburg region amounted to more than 2 million tons. According to the regional Ministry of agriculture correspondents Orenday, the supply of oil and fat products for export increased by 36.3% over the year — they increased oil extraction plants “Aston-Volga” in Buzuluk and “Sorochinsky MEZ”.

The story with the rise in price of local oil at first glance seems simple: the price has increased by 15 rubles, and this is not a disaster. But if you look at the situation more broadly, the question arises: why with the gross harvest of sunflower more than 2 million tons and an increase in exports of fat and oil products by 36.3%, the price for local buyers still increases? The answer is probably that it is more profitable for producers to sell for export, where prices are higher, and the domestic market receives the product on a residual basis. For buyers on Orlov, this means that the usual oil, which they buy for years, becomes more expensive, and for the bottle you need to pay separately. However, this point has its own audience: people are willing to overpay for the taste and quality that they value. And while the oil of the new harvest has not arrived, one can only guess what the new price will be.

Do you think that the state should regulate the prices of local sunflower oil if the products are exported, or should the market set priorities?