Lemons became the cheapest product in a year

In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the markup on lemons reached 500%. The now popular "antiviral" citrus, as well as garlic, are among the few foods

The average price for 1 kg of lemons in retail in January-June 2021 decreased by more than 30% compared to the same period in 2020, RBC calculated based on Rosstat data. If, according to the results of six months of 2020, it was 189.4 rubles. for 1 kg, then this is already 131.9 rubles. For no other food product, prices have fallen so rapidly, according to RBC calculations.

Cheaper in retail in the first half of the year and garlic: the price fell by almost 10% - from 254.5 rubles. up to 229.6 rubles. for 1 kg.

Over the past six months, prices in the “vegetables and fruits” category in stores have increased on average, but lemons, limes and garlic are indeed one of the few products that show the opposite trend, RBC was confirmed by GfK, a research company that tracks the purchases of 20 thousand Russian households. countrywide. According to GfK, in the first half of the year, the average cost for 1 kg of lemons and limes decreased by 31% compared to the same period in 2020 - to 111.5 rubles, 1 kg of garlic - by 9%, to 224.2 rubles.

In the first six months of 2021, Russian families bought lemons or limes an average of 3.8 times, garlic - 2.4 times, according to GfK data. The frequency of buying lemons has slightly increased compared to the first half of 2020, while garlic has decreased.