Peskov commented on the Ministry of Agriculture’s idea to partially ban the export of poultry meat

The Ministry of Agriculture clearly fulfills its functions. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the department’s proposal to limit the export of certain types of poultry meat for six months.

“[Президент РФ Владимир] Putin was just saying that the government should quickly take measures to regulate the market. In addition, there should be measures to regulate the entire breeding potential, and so on. Therefore, here the Ministry of Agriculture clearly fulfills its functions,” he said.

Answering a question about specific proposals from the Ministry of Agriculture on this matter, Peskov emphasized that this is the prerogative of the department.

Earlier today, the Ministry of Agriculture introduced a draft resolution proposing to ban the export of certain types of poultry meat for six months amid high domestic prices. They explained that the current situation contributes to the “excessive attractiveness” of supplies to foreign markets compared to domestic ones, which “creates a threat to food security” in Russia.

On October 25, during a meeting with members of the government, Russian President Vladimir Putin drew attention to the problem of high prices for chicken. He asked from the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, why poultry meat has increased in price by more than 27% since the beginning of the year. The government, the president added, must turn on “well-known mechanisms” in a timely manner, including purchasing meat from Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Patrushev noted that the department is dealing with this problem. According to him, products are already coming from the mentioned countries to balance the market.