# Mordovia saw small food-price rise as produce prices fell in September > The regional official index showed a slight rise in food prices but a decline for fruit, vegetables and potatoes. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Russia - Published: 2026-10-13T00:51:41+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-13T00:51:41+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall.md) Mordoviastat’s September release put the overall consumer-price index at 100.31 versus the previous month and the food index at 100.12. By contrast, the fruit-and-vegetable group, which includes potatoes, had an index of 94.04. The same report recorded declines for items such as grapes and potatoes, while buckwheat and eggs rose. The figures cover regional September-to-August price indices and monthly changes for selected items; they are not a national inflation measure. Prices are officially observed in Saransk and Kovylkino. ## Data ### Mordovia price-index levels, September 2026 Overall consumer, food, and fruit-and-vegetable price-index levels; previous month=100. Methodology: The three rows are source-reported regional index levels with the previous month set to 100. Values are index points, not percentage changes. | Measure | Index level (previous month=100) | Period and geography | |---|---|---| | Overall consumer price index | 100.31 | September 2026 / August 2026; Mordovia | | Food price index | 100.12 | September 2026 / August 2026; Mordovia | | Fruit and vegetable price index, including potatoes | 94.04 | September 2026 / August 2026; Mordovia | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall/data/regional-index-levels?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall/data/regional-index-levels?lang=en&format=csv) ### Monthly price changes for selected Mordovia items, September 2026 September price changes reported by the source for grapes, potatoes, buckwheat and eggs. Methodology: This block contains only source-reported monthly percentage price changes for selected items; it is separate from the index levels in the other block. | Measure | Monthly price change | Period and geography | |---|---|---| | Source-reported monthly price change for grapes | -24.9 | September 2026; Mordovia | | Source-reported monthly price change for potatoes | -17.1 | September 2026; Mordovia | | Source-reported monthly price change for buckwheat | 8.5 | September 2026; Mordovia | | Source-reported monthly price change for eggs | 7.1 | September 2026; Mordovia | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall/data/selected-item-monthly-price-changes?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mordovia-september-2026-food-prices-mixed-as-vegetable-costs-fall/data/selected-item-monthly-price-changes?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Territorial Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Republic of Mordovia (Mordoviastat)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-12) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)