Meat producers intend to raise prices from 2022, Russia will reduce the number of guest workers in the agro-industrial complex

Published 2021년 2월 16일

Tridge summary

Meat producers in Russia are seeking to increase the wholesale prices of sausages and other meat products by 10-15 percent due to rising production costs, despite an abundance of raw materials and high competition. The National Meat Association emphasizes that the price increase is not due to pork prices, which have actually decreased, but rather due to other factors like spices, casing, packaging, transportation, and electricity costs. The Ministry of Agriculture is planning to reduce the number of guest workers from 2022 and replace them with Russian citizens, who will be tasked with seasonal work. However, it is recommended that living conditions be improved to attract domestic workers.

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Original content

Producers of meat products have begun to negotiate with chain trading organizations to raise wholesale prices for sausages, sausages and other meat products within 10-15 percent. According to meat processors, raw materials for production have grown significantly and they are simply forced to raise the price of the finished product. So, a year ago a kilogram of a first category broiler carcass cost 87 - 92 rubles, at the moment the price has grown to 134–138 rubles, pork on the bone was sold for 119 rubles, now - for 134 - 138 rubles. African swine fever virus found in sausage from Rostov region Kommersant made a request to the Ministry of Agriculture, where they replied that they had not received any requests from meat processors, and they did not see any reason for a rise in prices for sausages and other finished meat products. On the contrary, in this market there is high competition from producers, raw materials are in abundance, this also applies to pork and chicken, and ...

Source: Rosng