Sverdlovsk Region: 40% of Food Items Are Local
30 January 2017 (15:09)
UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 30, 2017. 30% to 40% of food items on sale at Sverdlovsk Region supermarkets and grocery stores come from local producers, Deputy Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Alexander Vysokinsky said at Sverdlovsk Region Union of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs’ recent meeting.
Vysokinsky feels the relatively small share of local goods on the market is one of Sverdlovsk Region’s key problems.
‘The Mid-Urals’ trade turnover amounts to over 1 trillion RUR. We spend 10bn RUR buying building materials, for example, and only 5% to 7% of these are actually made in Sverdlovsk Region. 20bn RUR get spent on footwear, and only 2% of these items are made locally. 50bn RUR are spent on clothing items, only 5% to 7% of which are made in the Mid-Urals. As for food items, the share of local produce only comes to 30% to 40%,’ he said.
According to the official, local companies have nearly lost their home market’s share by now.
Vysokinsky feels the relatively small share of local goods on the market is one of Sverdlovsk Region’s key problems.
‘The Mid-Urals’ trade turnover amounts to over 1 trillion RUR. We spend 10bn RUR buying building materials, for example, and only 5% to 7% of these are actually made in Sverdlovsk Region. 20bn RUR get spent on footwear, and only 2% of these items are made locally. 50bn RUR are spent on clothing items, only 5% to 7% of which are made in the Mid-Urals. As for food items, the share of local produce only comes to 30% to 40%,’ he said.
According to the official, local companies have nearly lost their home market’s share by now.
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