Wholesale prices for chicken are falling in Russia

This is due to increased production and a seasonal reduction in demand The average wholesale price of a broiler carcass by March 16 in the Russian Federation was 150 rubles/kg, which is 9% lower than a year earlier. Chicken fillet over the reporting period fell in price by 7%, to 278 rubles/kg, thighs - by 12%, to 116 rubles/kg, wings and legs - by 15%, to 175 rubles/kg and 153 rubles/kg respectively, drumsticks - by 23%, to 150 rubles/kg, Kommersant writes with reference to monitoring by the analytical company NTech. Agroinvestor, citing Galina Bobyleva, CEO of Rosptitsesoyuz, previously reported that a significant reduction in purchase prices for eggs and chicken meat has been going on since February, and it is noticeably greater than in previous years. According to Bobyleva, this is due to the policies of retail chains. According to the Rusprodsoyuz Association, for the week from March 10 to 16, wholesale prices for chicken food eggs amounted to 66-76.7 rubles per dozen, ...