Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly asked his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko not to be greedy and supply chicken eggs to the Russian Federation. This was reported by TASS.
Speaking at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Lukashenko said that Belarus is almost 100% supplied with products of its own production, such as grain, pork, poultry, milk, vegetables, vegetable oils. The Belarusian leader also focused on chicken eggs.
“Give us some! “Don’t be greedy,” Putin replied with a smile.
Before that, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina explainedWhy prices for chicken eggs have increased significantly in Russia recently. According to him, this situation is primarily due to high demand growth exceeding supply capacities.
Meanwhile, Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev promiseIt is stated that egg prices in Russia will start to fall after the new year. He explained that despite the increase in production, it will be possible to meet the increasing demand for chicken eggs only next year.
Putin before saidHow many eggs can I eat at one time for breakfast?