Russia began purchasing poultry meat from Belarus and Kazakhstan to stabilize prices

The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, at a government meeting with President Vladimir Putin, said that the Russian Federation has begun to purchase poultry meat from Belarus and Kazakhstan to stabilize prices. Mr. Patrushev noted that there are no economic reasons for rising prices on the domestic market. Vladimir Putin, in turn, told the minister that measures to stabilize the market must be taken in a timely manner so that prices do not rise. According to the president, since the beginning of the year, prices for poultry meat have increased by more than 27%.

“In principle, there are no particular economic prerequisites for increasing prices. After talking with poultry farmers, we came to the conclusion that they, feeling their social responsibility, have already begun to lower prices for chicken. I hope that we will see this in the near future,” said Mr. Patrushev (quoted by Interfax).

Dmitry Patrushev joined the meeting via video link from the chicken coop. “The fact that you are communicating with us from the chicken coop is great. This enlivens our work today. But why has chicken become so expensive? Our poultry meat has grown by more than 27% since the beginning of the year,” commented Vladimir Putin.

At the end of July, the price of chilled and frozen chicken meat updated historical maximum and increased by 6.8%, to 193.48 rubles. for 1 kg. According to the analytical company Emeat (available Forbes), in retail chains a chicken carcass cost an average of 270 rubles in June. for 1 kg.

In October, the Federal Antimonopoly Service reported that chicken producers began to reduce wholesale prices, including PJSC Cherkizovo Group, GAP Resurs and JSC Prioskolye. In the same month, fast food chains KFC and Rostic’s told RIA Novosti that they were experiencing a shortage of chicken meat. Unirest (which manages KFC and Rostic’s in the Russian Federation) told Kommersant that most market players have encountered this problem.

Read more about the market situation in the Kommersant article. “A bird flies out of fast food”.

Polina Motyzlevskaya