Imported eggs entering Russia are mainly used for processing

Imported eggs entering the Russian market are mainly sent for processing. Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Rusprodsoyuz Association Dmitry Leonov informed Agroinvestor about this. According to him, this does not improve food security, the industry does not gain investment attractiveness, and egg prices from foreign suppliers, taking into account logistics and analysis of the dynamics of world prices, turned out to be no lower than Russian prices even with a zero duty. To stabilize egg prices, poultry farmers must understand that their business will not be unprofitable, Leonov noted. “The price should either cover the manufacturer’s costs, or the state should compensate the difference to the price they want, or, more correctly, help especially needy citizens with food benefits,” he argues. “Eggs are a difficult category to plan due to seasonality, expressed in uneven production in winter and summer, the pre-New Year and Easter surge in demand, as well as the lack of processing ...