By December 18, Russian importers had used more than 50% of the duty-free chicken quota

Moscow. December 18. INTERFAX.RU - The Ministry of Agriculture has approved the import of 75.33 thousand tons of chicken meat to the Russian Federation under the duty-free quota, the total volume of which is 140 thousand tons per year. According to the department's materials, as of December 18, the remainder of the tariff quota is 64.67 thousand tons. Thus, 75.33 thousand tons have been approved for delivery, which is more than half of the total quota for the year. Compared to November 25, the volume of permitted import has increased by 13.2 thousand tons. The Ministry of Agriculture's materials also note that there are currently no new applications for duty-free import of chicken. As reported, the volume of the quota for the import of chicken meat to the Russian Federation in 2024 without paying import duties is 140 thousand tons. This measure ...