Shortages of chicken meat in the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik chains in some regions of Russia are due to delays in deliveries. This was reported by RBC.
We are specifically talking about supermarkets in Samara, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk and other cities.
“In the first days of 2024, some regions of Russia experienced delays in the supply of chilled poultry due to heavy snowfall or frost,” the press service of the store owner X5 Group said.
They noted that they tried to do everything possible to deliver the missing goods to the stores.
Before that, head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev aforementionedHe said egg prices in Russia would begin to fall after the new year, when the country “will be able to meet growing needs.” According to him, the main reason for the price increase is the significant increase in demand for chicken meat and eggs. He stated that the prices of chicken meat have also started to decrease. January 3 reportedHe said that Turkey provided the first batch of eggs to Russia, amounting to more than 316 thousand pieces.
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