This was reported by the public relations and media department of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine on Tuesday, according to "Interfax-Ukraine."

"Given changes in purchase prices for agricultural products and wholesale selling prices for certain food products, as well as the results of price monitoring from previous years, it is possible to forecast further growth in prices for meat products and relative price stability for other studied food products," the Ministry of Economy press release notes.

In addition, the press release reports that from July 20 to 30, 2005, prices for first-grade flour bread, rye-wheat bread, and vermicelli on average across Ukraine did not change and amounted to 1.69 UAH, 1.52 UAH, and 2.46 UAH per 1 kg, respectively.

At the same time, on average across Ukraine, prices increased for buckwheat groats - by 8.2% (from 3.05 to 3.3 UAH per 1 kg) and semolina - by 0.4% (from 2.28 to 2.29 UAH per 1 kg); decreased - for premium-grade flour bread (including loaves) - by 0.5% (from 2.13 to 2.12 UAH per 1 kg) and premium-grade flour - by 0.6% (from 1.65 to 1.64 UAH per 1 kg).

For livestock products and products of their processing during this period, an increase in average price levels was observed, in particular for: first-grade boiled sausages by 0.1% (from 11.96 to 11.97 UAH per 1 kg), beef - by 0.4% (from 19.1 to 19.17 UAH per 1 kg), pork - by 1.1% (from 23.32 to 23.58 UAH per 1 kg), lard - by 0.8% (from 15.52 to 15.65 UAH per 1 kg), poultry (chickens) - by 2.3% (from 13.33 to 13.64 UAH per 1 kg), chicken eggs - by 2% (from 3.47 to 3.54 UAH per dozen) and sour cream - by 0.1% (from 7.35 to 7.36 UAH per 1 kg).

The average level of retail prices for sugar across Ukraine during the last ten days of July 2005 did not change and amounts to 4.75 UAH per 1 kg.

At the same time, the average price level for oil decreased by 0.3% (from 6.65 to 6.63 UAH per 1 liter).

In addition, a decrease in average consumer price levels was observed for vegetable products, in particular, for potatoes by 8.8% (from 1.48 to 1.35 UAH per 1 kg), carrots - by 19.4% (from 3.04 to 2.45 UAH per 1 kg), beets - by 15.1% (from 2.39 to 2.03 UAH per 1 kg) and onions - by 13.7% (from 2.26 to 1.95 UAH per 1 kg).

As is known, in April, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stated that the government planned to adopt a number of measures to reduce meat prices, after which meat would be twice as cheap.