In Belgorod, Russia, citizens line up from 5:00 am to buy cheap chicken eggs at a store in the Southern Fair. This was reported by local Telegram channel “Open Belgorod” citing eyewitness accounts.
“Belgorod residents are massively complaining on social networks about huge queues forming for chicken eggs for 70 rubles,” the publication says.
As residents of Belgorod told the Open Belgorod Telegram channel, they lined up to buy chicken eggs for 70 rubles, since in regular stores the price was about 180 rubles.
As explained at the town hall, the price of chicken eggs has increased across the country due to rising costs of poultry feed, equipment, packaging and storage. However, this answer did not suit the local citizens and they began to feel collective anger at the situation.
Belgorod residents are surprised: “Why are eggs more expensive than kiwis, bananas, grapefruits, and yet they are brought from abroad?”
On the eve of the Telegram channel “Rise” reported About huge queues for cheap chicken eggs in Belgorod. The reason for the excitement was an agricultural fair for products from local producers.
Previously the price of chicken eggs in the Russian Federation in November grew up by 15%.