What’s happening with egg prices?
This year’s eggs entry Among the top five fastest growing products (Faster Only bananas and tomatoes have become more expensive). Prices of eggs and also chicken to beat It reached a record high in July and has been rising steadily since then. Eggs across the country on a November has become more expensive More than 15%. Eggs in early December in many regions, including Moscow I started selling one by one.
In the capital, you can buy an egg from the Verny market chain in the southwest of the city. The price of an egg of the lowest category C3 is 8.99 rubles. In Crimea, a “selected egg” is sold for 20 rubles, and in Orenburg, an egg is sold for 11.5 rubles.
on Verny network explainedIt was stated that the partial sale of eggs was “a temporary measure introduced due to the shortage of eggs on the market and the unfair increase in purchase prices.” According to the company, in November-December the demand for eggs increased by 5-8% in the central regions of Russia, while in Tatarstan and the Sverdlovsk region it increased by up to 25%.
Fresh questionnaire The publication Novye Izvestia reported on egg prices: the Pyaterochka retail chain reported on December 8 that it sold ten C1 eggs of the budget brand “Red Price” for 115 rubles; Magnit stated that they sell the same product for 109 rubles, up to 139 rubles.
On December 8, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov ordered checks on chicken egg producers and retailers. reported Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is on Telegram. The average retail price of eggs increased by more than 40% during the yearThe prosecutor’s office emphasized.
“Comprehensive intervention measures will be taken against all identified violations to protect the rights of citizens from unreasonable price increases,” the ministry concluded.
Inspections will be carried out jointly with anti-monopoly authorities. Krasnov gave the relevant instructions at a meeting of the “expert group on combating cartels”. Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Russian Poultry Association and the Association of Retail Companies attended the meeting.
Federal Antimonopoly Service reportedIt was stated that many retail chains agreed to limit egg prices. These include “Sadık”, “ABC of Taste” and “Globe”.
Why are eggs getting more expensive?
General Director of the Russian Poultry Association Galina Bobyleva 8 December statedWhat There is no shortage of eggs in the country and retail chains determine the price difference. They also play a role higher prices for logistics, feed and inflation. Bobyleva noted that producers cannot be responsible for the prices on the shelves and that the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Trade should deal with this issue.
“There is a 30% trade margin for a dozen eggs. <…> We cannot be responsible for selling prices. It is undeniable that prices have increased due to logistics, fuel, equipment, feed and inflation,” explained the manager.
General Director of Tchaikovsky Poultry Farm CJSC Petr Belkov said: statedWhat The number of chickens decreased in Russia – “The number of birds decreased by 16 million heads.” He added that due to bird flu, Rosselkhoznadzor and Rospotrebnadzor imposed some restrictions. As a result, Belkov complained that in the face of rising egg prices, officials and ordinary Russians scolded producers without understanding the situation.
“Again, all the blame is placed on the villagers. <…> “The supervisory authorities begin to understand us only when eggs and chicken meat begin to run out in the country,” Belkov concluded.
At least six poultry farms in the country this year collided with the chicken flu epidemic. The disease causes mass death of chickens; For example, in October, the poultry population in Bashkiria fell by 43.6% compared to the same period last year. Rosstat noted that as of November 1, the number of poultry in Russia decreased by 3.2% in total.
Ministry of Agriculture declaresPrices rose rapidly because Demand for eggs increased significantly in 2023.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade claims that retail chains are not responsible for the increase in prices. Head of the Ministry Viktor Evtukhov reportedHe said some sellers even sold the eggs at a loss, “realizing that the price could not be increased.” Evtukhov also sees the reason for this as high demand.
“There are no fewer eggs in the store. <…> Consumption has increased, and not just eggs, which is good news. The minister said that Russians began to consume more food.
However, in November, the general manager of the Poultry Breeders Association registeredeggs and chicken have become for Russians “one of the few sources of animal protein” for which the population has enough money. But as a result, a vicious circle occurs: Due to the increase in prices of other products, buyers begin to buy more chickens and eggs, but eventually their prices also increase.