Why are eggs becoming more rare and expensive in Russia?

There are many factors involved, but they can all be attributed to consequences of Russia's war on Ukraine.

According to "Poultry World",
Russia’s poultry industry historically employed immigrants, primarily from central Asia, who worked in Russia to send a part of their wages back home to their countries.

As Russia’s rouble lost nearly a half value against hard currency [due to sanctions and other consequences of the war] immigrants saw their incomes diminishing.

In this background, some foreign workers reportedly opted to leave Russia, though concrete statistical data is unavailable.

The labour shortage in the poultry industry has been worsened by the rouble’s devaluation, but has several fundamental factors behind it.

The governor of Russia’s Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, warned in a statement in December 2022 that the country was facing a growing labour shortage, attributing this to, among other reasons, the conscription of 300,000 civilians during the Defense Ministry’s mobilisation campaign last year.

The number of young workers in Russia has dropped to one of its lowest levels in the country’s post-Soviet history, according to April 2023 research conducted by the Moscow-based Finexpertiza consulting firm.

Eggs, a cornerstone of the Russian diet, are in high demand, but production cannot keep pace.

The newspaper Kommersant underscores their importance, noting, "For Russians, eggs are not just a food item; they are a symbol of security and stability."

Putin has made a rare apology, stating that this is the governments fault (which indeed it is, but he did not explain the real reason why..)

This is a situation that the propaganda machinery is finding hard to contain. Faced with a potentially eggsplosive situation, the Kremlin has hatched a plan.

They've authorized duty free imports of eggs from 'friendly countries', including from NATO member Turkey.