On the Don, despite the decline in grain prices, the price of bread has not declined.

Food prices in the Rostov region grew last year at 16.5% for non-food products - 8%. The most significant price increases recorded for bread from wheat flour first and second grades - by 35.4% and sunflower oil - 24%. Antimonopoly Service for the Rostov region conducted inspection of food processing industry, retail trade area for compliance with antitrust laws. Despite the decline in the prices of wheat flour, temper the price of bread OAO Azovsky bread and OAO Bataysky bakery "in September-October 2008 remained unchanged.

prices set by OAO Azovsky bread and OAO Bataysky bakery, higher than in other plants by 10%.

UFAS filed a case against the plants on the grounds of breach of competition law in the establishment of a monopoly of high prices.

profitability of enterprises, vypekayuschih bread - one of the lowest in the Rostov region. The share of the cost of bread flour is 40-45%. This part actually decreased, but other costs rose. The average price of one kilo of bread in the Rostov region, one of the lowest in YUFO - 19.88 rubles. In Krasnodar at the end of last year bread cost 21.84 rubles per kilogram, in the Stavropol - 22,70.