Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), one of the largest producers of chicken eggs in a new region of Russia, will increase production by 10% in 2024. In this respect he is writing TASS, citing the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic, Evgeny Sorokin.
The increase would mean an additional 20 million eggs per year. The minister stated that the increase would be possible thanks to state support. He added that the Republic’s self-sufficiency in eggs has now reached 46 percent. Sorokin also emphasized that prices in LPR are “more affordable” than in other Russian regions.
On December 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for rising egg prices at his annual press conference, describing the situation as the result of government failure. At the same time, Russia submitted a proposal to the Eurasian Economic Commission to allow duty-free import of 1.2 billion chicken eggs into Russia between January 1 and June 30, 2024.
On December 15, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to immediately monitor and respond to cases of unreasonable increases in the cost of this socially important product. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that the Communist Party group was responsible for the egg prices. He explained that the committee on agricultural issues was headed by communist Vladimir Kashin.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, egg prices in Russia have increased by 40% this year. According to Rosstat, they grew by 15.07% in November alone. The retail price of a dozen eggs currently ranges from 90 to 150 rubles, and in some cases the price of products of category C1 (first category, egg weight from 55 to 65 grams) is in the range of 164-170 rubles. FAS filed a lawsuit against egg producers in Crimea and the Kirov region.
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