Belarus has significantly increased its supply of chicken eggs to Russia, accounting for 94.1% of imports in the first 11 months of 2023, up from 71% in 2022, according to Alexey Polishchuk from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Additionally, Belarus's poultry meat imports to Russia rose by 5.3% in 2023. Belarusian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sergei Bartosh, confirmed the republic's readiness to continue supplying its surplus chicken eggs and meat to Russia.