Russian poultry farmers did not support additional measures on egg imports

Russian poultry farmers opposed the adoption of additional measures to increase the import of eggs into our country and limit their own supplies. As Interfax reports, this statement was made by the head of the Russian Poultry Union, Elena Stepanova, at the conference “Russian Agricultural Trends 2023-2024”. Let us remind you that we are talking about the plans of the Ministry of Agriculture, announced this week, to zero out import duties on these products for six months and to ban their own export for the same period. The expert noted that today eggs are supplied to Russia only from Belarus, and in general our country is aimed at expanding its own production. In this regard, she believes that Russia should not make it easier for other countries to supply this product. This, in her opinion, will lead to an imbalance in the Russian market. Regarding the export of eggs, the head of the union recalled that they are now being imported to Mongolia, and in general the share of supplies ...