Russian bakers are looking for a replacement for Czech poppy

Published 2023년 2월 15일

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The article provides an overview of the current state of poppy supply for food use in Russia. It highlights the challenges and solutions faced in sourcing this essential ingredient, which is widely used in Russian bakery products. The rise in logistics costs has led to a significant price increase of 38% over the past year. Traditionally, Russia has relied heavily on imports, particularly from the Czech Republic, but has recently started to explore domestic production. In 2020, the ban on poppy cultivation was lifted, and the Bryansk region has initiated an investment project to cultivate poppy and produce active pharmaceutical ingredients, aiming to reduce import dependence and ensure drug safety. The initial poppy crop in the Bryansk region, despite facing adverse weather conditions, was successful and showed promise in combating the issues of import dependence and drug safety concerns.

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Now the situation with the supply of imported food poppy has stabilized: Czech poppy is imported through third countries. But due to the rise in the cost of logistics, poppy rose in price by 38% over the year, Alexei Lyalin, president of the Union of Bakers, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. According to him, now bakers are increasing their purchases of food poppy in Turkey and are looking towards Uzbekistan. But there is a problem with the Uzbek poppy. Poppy contains alkaloids. In the Czech Republic, they are removed almost completely. But in Uzbekistan, such processing is not carried out. Lyalin says that a few years ago they even opened criminal cases against bakers because they found illegal substances in poppy seeds for buns. Russia, along with India, Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary, is among the leaders in the consumption of products with poppy seeds. It is traditionally used in our country as a filling in rolls and buns, they are sprinkled with bagels and wickerwork. Poppy ...

Source: RG