Russian consumers are being forced to change their diets by the economic crisis, which has seen them opting for cheaper lower-quality food, a report by Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) revealed Monday 6 June. According to the report, Russians are replacing vegetables, fruit and fish for bread, potatoes and dairy products.
Although the amount of calories consumed by the average Russian has remained the same.
“In the future, consumer preference will possibly continue to shift further towards cereals, flour, butter, seasonal vegetables and sugar,” the authors of the report wrote.
Real wages suffered a record drop of 9.5 percent in Russia last year, while the overall consumption of food products also dropped by 4.2 percent.
Source: themoscowtimes.com