Poultry farmers agreed to curb the rise in prices for their products in Russia

Published 2021년 3월 2일

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture is discussing measures to support the poultry industry, including curbing price increases for poultry and eggs, to maintain product availability for consumers. The proposed measures include increasing the maximum limit on preferential short-term loans for poultry enterprises and extending preferential investment loans for enterprises affected by avian influenza. The government also plans to stimulate the development of domestic hatching eggs production and compensate part of the costs per kilogram of manufactured products. The National Union of Poultry Breeders has agreed that its members will not increase the selling prices for socially significant products. The article also highlights the need for extending these measures to other types of poultry meat producers and financing measures for additional biological protection against avian influenza.

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During a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev on measures to support the poultry industry, key representatives of the industry, members of the National Union of Poultry Breeders, agreed to curb the rise in prices for poultry and eggs. This is necessary in order to maintain the availability of products for consumers, according to the website of the agricultural agency. Sergei Lakhtyukhov, General Director of the National Union of Poultry Breeders, told Agroinvestor that a number of poultry enterprises that are members of the union declared their readiness not to raise the selling prices for socially significant products - broiler carcasses and eggs. But so far, there are discussions on specific positions, he added. In addition, during the meeting, a number of new measures were proposed that should preserve the financial stability of producers and stabilize prices for poultry and eggs. Thus, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to increase the maximum limit on ...

Source: AgroInvestor