The Ministry of Energy and oil producers are concerned of the situation that may lead to further price growth on the commodity exchange, the sources said.

Overall, Russia produced 132.8 mln decaliters of alcoholic beverages within nine months of this year (net of beer, beer-based beverages, cider, perry and mead), up 0.6% year on year.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak noted that Indonesia is now very interested in developing nuclear energy and has all the conditions for it.

Deputy CEO Oleg Aksyutin also noted prospects of implementing the technology of pipelines drying with the use of ultra-high frequencies.

"The main driver is the "right-shift" of the harvesting campaign in agriculture," the ministry pointed out.

Sales in Russia in nine months totaled 1.3 mln new cars, including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses.

The drop became the first since July 2022.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stressed that strategically, the Russian economy’s dependence on hydrocarbons, on oil, on gas was declining.

The official stressed that the prices should not grow above inflation.

In August, gold production fell by 0.9% year-on-year and by 0.6% month-on-month.