The key facts

  • A 180-gram pack of butter became 7% cheaper over the year — down to 205 rubles
  • 'First-price' butter fell by 19%, with a minimum of 677 rubles per kilogram in early October
  • Rosstat recorded an 8.4% price decline in August; the Dairy Union predicts the end of the cheapening period

Butter has become 7% cheaper over the year

The price of a 180-gram pack of butter has fallen by 7% over the year, to 205 rubles. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing analysts from the Tsenozavr service and industry experts. Rosstat data confirm the overall trend: according to the agency, butter prices fell by an average of 8.4% in August.

The economy segment fell more sharply

The chairman of the Association of Omnichannel Retail Companies (AKORT), Stanislav Bogdanov, noted that the decline was more noticeable in the economy segment: 'first-price' butter became 19% cheaper over the year. In early October, the minimum price was from 677 rubles per kilogram. Among the reasons, he cited increased supply on the market and falling raw material prices, which affected the wholesale and retail prices of dairy products.

Experts differ in their forecasts

The executive director of the Dairy Union of Russia, Lyudmila Manitskaya, believes that the period of price declines is coming to an end. According to her, price dynamics are affected by the high base effect of 2025, when purchase prices for milk fell to record lows of 43–45 thousand rubles per ton. Because of this, subsequent increases in wholesale prices reach stores with a delay. Thus, the current decline on shelves is partly explained by comparison with the abnormally low level of last year, and not only by a sustained cheapening of raw materials — this nuance is not disclosed in more detail in the publications.