Russia: Rosstat noted a decrease in egg prices in February by 0.6% compared to January

In annual terms, eggs have risen in price by 1.5 times Moscow. March 13. INTERFAX.RU - In Russia in February, consumer prices for eggs decreased by 0.6% compared to January, chicken meat became cheaper by 1.2%, Rosstat reported. Since the beginning of the year, eggs have fallen in price by 2.4%, chicken - by 3.7%. At the same time, in annual terms, eggs in February were 1.5 times more expensive, chicken - by 25.6%. Due to a significant increase in the price of chicken and eggs in 2023, the government took a number of measures to stabilize the situation. Thus, for the first half of this year, the duty on the import of eggs was canceled, which will allow the import of up to 1.2 billion eggs. In particular, Turkey and Azerbaijan are actively involved in supplies, and Belarus is also increasing exports. According to Rosselkhoznadzor, by March 11, Azerbaijan supplied 20.1 million eggs to Russia, Turkey - 12.3 million, Belarus - 148 million (53.5 million as of the same ...