Until June 30, 2024, Russia is allowed to import eggs duty-free. As of June 17, about 400 million eggs have been imported, of which approximately 330 million pieces are from Belarus, and the rest are from Azerbaijan and Turkey. Offers for supply from Iran, Vietnam, and Thailand have also been received. This was reported in an interview with "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" by the head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) Sergey Dankvert. According to him, egg prices are decreasing.
Sergey Dankvert also talked about the deliveries of Russian pork to China. It is worth noting that the first batch of pork was sent to China in March of this year. "As of today, 4.2 thousand tons of pork have been supplied. Taking into account by-products, the total volume reached 6.3 thousand tons. Over several months, we have supplied 6.3 thousand tons of pork and by-products to China. By the end of the year, we will be able to export at least 20-30 thousand tons of pork and by-products. The export volume may reach 50 thousand tons," Dankvert said.
Furthermore, he stated that domestic enterprises are actively increasing the production volumes of veterinary drugs. "We used to massively use foreign drugs for poultry, pigs, and cattle. But now there is an active process of import substitution for poultry. When it comes to pigs and cattle, this process is slower. The main question here is economic feasibility. Producing veterinary drugs in small quantities to combat rare diseases is simply not profitable. We replace such drugs with supplies from friendly countries, such as Argentina and Brazil," explained Dankvert.
Gradually, even supplies of veterinary drugs are coming from unfriendly countries. "Companies willing to work in our market successfully pass inspections for compliance with international GMP standards, which are currently mandatory in Russian legislation," explained the head of Rosselkhoznadzor.