Belarus has doubled the supply of chicken eggs to Russia this year

Belarus sharply increased its supply of eggs to the Russian Federation at the beginning of the year, Interfax reports. According to the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor, from January 1 to January 9, 11.7 million chicken edible eggs were imported, compared to 6.3 million for the same period last year. “Belarus is a stable supplier of food eggs to Russia. According to FSIS Argus, over the past four years, an average of more than 630 million eggs have been supplied to the Russian market annually,” the statement says. In 2023, Belarus supplied more than 510.8 million eggs to the Russian Federation. As reported, eggs from Azerbaijan and Turkey are also imported into the Russian Federation. Against the backdrop of a sharp rise in the price of eggs, the Russian Federation abolished the import duty on them for six months. It is expected that this measure will allow the import of 1.2 billion eggs and stabilize the price situation. According to Rosstat, in November 2023, eggs in the ...