AKORT named the cheapest vegetables in September

Brief retelling from RIA II

The leaders in price decline in September to August were borscht vegetables, including carrots, potatoes and cabbage.

The minimum cost of the basic food basket in September decreased by 0.7% compared to August.

The prices that fell the most over the year were butter, rice, pork, millet and flour.

MOSCOW, October 13 - RIA Novosti. The leaders in price declines in September to August were borscht vegetables - thus, carrots in large retail chains fell in price by almost a quarter over the month, potatoes - by 19%, and cabbage - by 14%, RIA Novosti was told at the analytical center of the Association of Omnichannel Retail Companies (AKORT).

“Over the month - from September to August 2026 - the minimum cost of the basic food basket in retail chains decreased by 0.7%. The leaders of the September price decline were borscht vegetables: carrots fell in price by 24% over the month, potatoes - by 19%, white cabbage - by 14%, beets - by 12.5%, onions - by 11%,” the report says.

Prices for seasonal apples also decreased by 5.3%, lamb - by 2.9%, bread, sunflower oil and granulated sugar. Black tea and buckwheat prices fell within 1% in September.

In general, minimum prices for socially important food products in large retail chains in September 2026 decreased by 0.7% per month, and in annual terms - by 1.6%.

The biggest drops in price over the year were butter - by almost a quarter, rice - by 19%, pork - by 18%, millet - by 15% and flour - by 10%. Prices for bread, eggs, noodles and milk also decreased.

The average markup of retail chains on first-price goods in September was negative and amounted to -0.3% versus 0.3% in July and August. A year earlier, in September 2025, the figure was 2.8%, and in September 2024 - 6.6%.

The chain sold “first price” goods in 15 out of 25 socially significant categories below the purchase price. Among them, millet - almost 15%, buckwheat - 14.3%, and eggs - 7.7%. In addition, sunflower oil, carrots, lamb, cabbage, rice, seasonal apples, beets, vermicelli, sugar, bread and broiler chicken carcass were sold below their cost.

“The dynamics of prices for “first price” food products in September reflects inflationary costs throughout the supply chain. In the fall, a new harvest comes to the market, which further helps to contain price fluctuations for seasonal products,” explained AKORT Chairman Stanislav Bogdanov.