As Russia began to smoke more cigarettes imported. Only

As Russia began to smoke more cigarettes imported. From January to April this year, the number of imported tobacco products increased by half. This is stated in the monitoring of the results of socio-economic development of Russia in the first half of 2013 conducted by the Ministry of Economic Development.

Grown food imports. "Foreign cereals in the first four months of 2013 imported 26.7 percent more crabs and shellfish - by 21.1 per cent, butter - by 19.3 percent, and flour confectionery products - by 17 percent", - stated in the monitoring. Ironically, imports grew even for those foodstuffs that are traditionally Russian exports, and it would seem, in which needs are not experiencing. Thus, according to the Federal Customs Service, in January-May 2013 wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and rye) were brought into the country is 3.4 times more than in the same period last year. Increased the import of sunflower oil - by 48.2 percent and raw sugar - by 41.7 percent.

Experts, however, "RG" hastened to reassure the dominance of imported food in Russia has not yet been observed. The tobacco industry's claim that imported cigarettes in the country is very small, and the extra 50 per cent forecast in the market do not. It seems that with wheat, sunflower oil and sugar is the case in the same way: the import of these products in Russia is so small that even the increase in the supply of wheat to more than three times will be held for the country unnoticed. In addition, last year's wheat crop was not the best. It means that additional supplies of grain, most likely just cover local defects, tell market experts.