In all the war with Ukraine: Russia complains of chicken deficit

First of all, the lack of chicken is spoken by restaurateurs. Industry representatives claim that the deficit arose due to lack of staff and high feed prices. Russia's restaurants record chicken meat deficiency. The problem was reported at Rostic's and KFC. The availability of the problem was confirmed by the head of the Federation of Restaurant and Hoteliers of Russia (FRIA) Igor Bukharov. Actress Larisa Guzeeva's husband stated that he hopes that this issue would soon be resolved.

RIA Novosti writes about it. At the same time, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation stated that "the domestic consumer market is fully provided with poultry meat. " "According to the National Union of Poultrymen, it is a priority to meet the needs of the population in socially significant products, including through trading networks," - reported in the Ministry of Agriculture They continue to increase production volumes - all capacity is involved.

However, restaurants report a deficit. So, in the UNIRIRIRT's press service, which manages Rostic's and KFC brands in Russia, reported that in the Russian market, all chicken meat consumers are faced with a difficult situation related, in particular, with its deficit, and their their deficiency. Establishments are not an exception.

And the head of the Federation of Restaurant and Hotteliers of Russia (Fry) Igor Bukharov reported that in Russia there is a shortage of chicken meat due to the fact that the poultry farms lacked workers, as well as the price of feed. "We have problems with chicken. Recall that at the end of May 2023, the lack of chicken meat arose because of difficulties in production in the Belgorod region - this region, according to Rosstat, is a leader in the production of poultry meat in Russia.

In addition, chicken prices have increased significantly. First of all, the role was played by the rise in price of eggs, which are often delivered from abroad, as well as medicines for birds. "Our goods are either imported or quasi-import: eggs come from abroad, medicines for chickens-too. There is no meat production without antibiotics,"-said entrepreneur Dmitry Potapenko. According to him, in 2022 the meat did not rise so much, because the manufacturers still had a supply of drugs.

And now it is over. "Earlier, the chicken was the cheapest meat. Now it has caught up with everything that has risen earlier, especially pork, as well as beef and lamb," - said the entrepreneur. Broilers also influenced the rise in the price of broiler meat for bird feed, the cost of equipment and increased demand for chicken. It is known that the Russian Federation supplies chicken to Saudi Arabia.