Makhachkala residents did not notice a drop in prices after the end of Ramadan.

There has been no noticeable decline in food prices in Makhachkala since March 21. Many stores are closed for Eid al-Fitr, while others are not receiving fresh milk and bread, according to residents.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", prices for meat, eggs, dairy products, and vegetables continued to rise in the final days of Ramadan, according to Makhachkala residents. According to Makhachkala residents, food prices have increased during Ramadan both at markets and in stores. Amid the overall price hike, cafe and restaurant owners have also been forced to raise prices. Meat and egg prices in Makhachkala rose sharply ahead of Ramadan.

Makhachkala residents told a Caucasian Knot correspondent that there has been no noticeable price reduction on any food products in Makhachkala since March 21.

"Eggs, meat, butter, and other products are sold at the same price." "I was at the market, and the vendors were saying that prices should drop soon, but I can't believe it. Last year, they went up for Eid al-Fitr and never went down," said Khadizhat.

Makhachkala resident Zumrud confirmed the lack of price reduction. "Today I went out to buy groceries. Almost all the small shops are closed for the holiday, only a few chain supermarkets are open. Prices haven't changed," the woman said.

"I couldn't buy bread today; the vendors said there haven't been any deliveries from the bakeries since yesterday. I don't understand, aren't they supposed to be open on holidays? Prices for other products haven't dropped." "Many stores are closed, the city is empty, public transportation is practically non-existent," said Idris.

"I couldn't buy bread or fresh dairy products today; they say there's no supply. Even with the increased prices since the beginning of Ramadan, some products are in short supply; apparently, they were all bought up before the holiday," said Maria.

"Chernovik" published a subscriber's message on its Telegram channel: "Mushrooms have doubled in price in one day and are more expensive than meat! The day before yesterday, mushrooms were 300 rubles, yesterday - 600, today they're already 700 rubles," the post from March 20th stated.

The post sparked interest from readers. One of them responded: "Regarding mushrooms. A week before the holiday, the purchase price of mushrooms began to rise to 700-800 rubles per 3-kilogram box. Two days before, the price was already 1,200 rubles, and within a day, suppliers raised the price to 1,500-1,600 rubles per box. Regular stores aren't to blame for this rapid price increase. There simply aren't enough mushrooms for the holiday, so they're already showing up at wholesale warehouses in Khasavyurt and Makhachkala at inflated prices. The same thing happened with ginger during COVID, and with lemon," a channel reader suggested today. Another subscriber wrote: "I'm surprised by comments that suggest chain stores are to blame for the price hikes. For some reason, dozens of these chains don't bother anyone in the rest of Russia, but in our country, a single chain store, Magnit, is bothering us." Not the greedy and avaricious vendors, our fellow countrymen, co-religionists, and even some villagers who jack up prices for every holiday, but Magnit, which doesn't juggle prices like that. Incidentally, you could buy mushrooms there at regular prices, as well as tomatoes and candy."