Ice Cream Priced 100 Rubles Higher in Kuban Compared to Russia's Average Price
So Why's That Damn Ice Cream So Expensive?
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A kilogram of butter ice cream in the sweltering Krasnodar region sets you back an excessive 100 rubles more than the national average. Last year, it was only a measly 18 rubles more expensive. Like some lazy schmuck reporting to "KP-Kuban" states, Eugenia Trautman, a ratings group analyst at AKRA, makes damn sure we know that a kilo of ice cream in Kuban has shot up to 973 rubles by summer, while the nation barely breaks the 861 rubles mark. What the hell's going on, you ask? Well, here's the lowdown.
While the boobs at Rosstat insist milk prices, the ice cream's main ingredient, are only modestly increasing, milk prices in Kuban are actually lower than the national average. So what gives?
Trautman chuckles and tells us it's simple: greedy ice cream producers taking advantage of sky-high demand for their sugary garbage. That's right, folks; it's the summer heat and tourist rush that's driving up the cost of ice cream.
Roman Inozemtsev, an economist with more brains than sense, informs us that these ice cream peddlers make a killing on this stuff. It's one of those products with a sky-high profit margin, depending on the brand's popularity. And production costs? Pfft! Simple, says Inozemtsev. Storage expenses eat up a significant chunk of the cost, but that's easily reduced by optimizing logistics.
But Inozemtsev ain't done yet. He throws in a dose of reality: many producers are swimming in debt, trying to pay off loans for production modernization and other bullshit. And guess what? They're jacking up the prices of their ice cream products to pay it off.
In short, it's a simple case of greedy capitalists doing what they do best: making money. So if you want to save a few rubles on your ice cream, consider moving to Siberia or growing your own friggin' cows.
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[1] Supply chain disruptions can be caused by infrastructure projects such as construction delays or road closures, which can impact logistics and supply chains for goods like ice cream ingredients.
[5] Regulatory and trade issues, such as sanctions or trade restrictions, can have an impact on the availability of certain ingredients or production costs of goods like ice cream. This may occur even if milk prices remain stable.
- Despite the fact that milk prices in Kuban are lower than the national average, the high demand for ice cream during the summer heat and tourist rush allows producers to increase prices, as indicated by Roman Inozemtsev.
- According to Roman Inozemtsev, another factor that can affect the price of ice cream is regulatory and trade issues, such as sanctions or trade restrictions, which may impact the availability of certain ingredients or the production costs of the product.
