Kazakhstan is studying Russia's request to increase supplies of chicken eggs

Published 2024년 1월 17일

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The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan is considering increasing the supply of chicken eggs to Russian retail chains in response to a request from the Russian side. Russia has abolished import duty on eggs in an effort to stabilize prices, and Kazakhstan exported about 186.6 million chicken eggs to Russia, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan in 2023. Kazakhstan's Minister of Trade and Integration reassured that there would be no shortage of eggs domestically, even if they flow to the Russian market, due to a memorandum with key egg producers in Kazakhstan.

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Moscow. January 17. INTERFAX.RU - The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan is looking for an opportunity to satisfy Russia’s request to increase the supply of chicken eggs to Russian retail chains, the press service of the government of the republic reported. On January 16, Deputy Prime Ministers Serik Zhumangarin and Alexey Overchuk discussed current issues of bilateral trade. "The Russian side turned to the Kazakh side with a request to increase the supply of chicken eggs to their distribution networks. Serik Zhumangarin instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to consider this issue as soon as possible and find the possibility of increasing the supply of Kazakh products to the border regions of the Russian Federation. Stressing that in matters of food security it is necessary flexibility in decision-making," the statement says. Over the 11 months of 2023, Kazakhstan exported about 186.6 million chicken eggs to Russia, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Russia, against the backdrop of a ...

Source: Interfax