The government has abolished customs duties on the import of chicken meat – Kommersant

The government has abolished customs duties on the import of frozen chicken meat in the amount of up to 140 thousand tons. The measure will be in force from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

By its resolution, the government approved the rules for issuing documents to importers necessary for duty-free import of products. The Ministry of Agriculture will provide the issuance of documents. It will also publish data on the remaining volumes of products for which tariff relief is granted.

“The decision is aimed at maintaining stable prices for these products by increasing supply in the domestic market,” the statement says. press release on the government website.

On December 14, during the “Results of the Year”, President Vladimir Putin said that the reason for the increase in prices for chicken meat and eggs is the increase in demand for these products. On December 17, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, announced that eggs from Turkey without import duty will begin to arrive in Russia in two to three weeks. The next day the Kremlin statedthat efforts to reduce egg prices have been successful.

About the situation on the market – in the material “Kommersant” “From sick livestock to healthy ones”.

Laura Keffer