Food operators and retailers Petersburg "courting" farmers Leningrad region

The committee for the development of business and consumer market of St. Petersburg reconvened the working group on operational control of the markets of agricultural products, raw materials, food and rapid response to changing conditions of food markets.

One of the issues was the initiative of the meat-processing companies to "freeze" until the end of the year selling prices for a number of finished products of the brand. On REGNUM correspondent was informed today, October 6, the press service of the committee.

The list consisted of one name from each category of products: sausages, boiled, smoked and smoked sausage. Management of the company appealed to retailers asking as not to raise the end of the year the trading margin for this category of products, in order to stabilize prices for St. Petersburg.

In general, the initiative was supported by all the commercial networks, but retailers have expressed concern that the "freezing" of prices for certain positions could lead to the fact that the manufacturer will begin to compensate for losses due to the rise in prices on the rest of the range. As assured members of the Working Party, the representative of the company Andrey Semenov, compensation is planned only at their own expense the manufacturer.

Another issue that was discussed at the meeting concerned the electronic document between producers and networks. As the Deputy Director General of the dairy George Zhitmarev, the introduction of electronic document there is a risk of supply disruptions on system failure. In order to minimize possible losses manufacturers offer supplement existing supply contracts clause providing for the use of paper to the case of technical problems.

The provision of retail space farmers Leningrad region in chain stores have also found support commercial enterprises. Thus, in two stores one of the companies next week will sell farm products grown workers of the area. In the future, the action and join other retailers.

Fixing the prices of basic consumer products touched and bakery products. Those present at the meeting, the leaders of the major bakeries assured that all issues with commercial enterprises of the city are solved quickly and the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on fixing the price of bread until the next harvest will be done - both manufacturers and sells companies.

add that in the near future there will be another meeting of the working group, which will discuss the results of the negotiations carried out between the producers and the networks on all the issues that were discussed today.

Source: Agromedia.ru