Russia from 1 January to 2 March 2015 reduced the import of meat (excluding trade with Belarus and Kazakhstan) 3.1 times - to 52.9 thousand tons, according to the materials of the Ministry of agriculture, reported the news Agency PRIME.

Imports of beef decreased by 2.1 times compared with the index on 2 March last year - up 10,33 thousand tons of pork - 3.6 times, 16,15 to thousands of tons of poultry meat - 3.1 times, to 13,16 thousand tons.

In value terms, according to the FCS, imports of meat and offal increased 2 times, milk products - by 3.7%.

Consumer prices for beef in the Russian Federation grew by 9.1% since the beginning of 2015 (March 2), and a week - by 0.3%, reaching 301,42 rubles per kilogram; prices for potatoes grown for two months by 0.7%, and for the week decreased by 0.1% to 276,08 rubles per kilogram. Poultry meat has increased in price by 2.1% since the beginning of the year, and during the week decreased by 0.1% to 139,67 rubles per kilogram.

Declined for two months and the volume of imports of dairy products: imports of powdered milk decreased 5.1 times to 1.2 thousand tons of cheese - 10.7 times (up to 4.4 thousand tons), butter - 7.9 times (up to 2.8 thousand tons).

The average consumer prices for pasteurized milk to 2 March increased from the beginning of the year by 4.6%, and during the week by 0.2% to 46,01 rubles per kilogram; cheese - 9.4% and 0.4%, to 432,69 rubles per kilogram; for butter - 6.8% and 0.3%, to 385,81 rubles per kilogram.