@Outlaw: Inflation, especially in the food sector was certainly strong in this year and even more so recently:

From October to November, the price of hard flour increased more than 70 percent, Andrei Dribny, CEO of Extra-M, one of Russia's largest pasta producers, told Interfax. The retail price of pasta, which is made from hard flour, could soon rise 20 to 25 percent, he said.

The price of rice has also climbed from about 26,000 rubles ($550) a ton in October to 33,000 rubles ($700) a ton this month, the report said, citing data from grain tracker ProZerno.

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The prices of apples, sunflower oil and buckwheat have also risen steeply in recent months. Buckwheat, a traditional staple of Russian cuisine, spiked to an average of about 45 rubles ($0.96) per kilogram on Wednesday, with prices increasing up to 80 percent in some regions.