“There’s simply no free egg”
- The Russian State Duma urged ruzzians to not expect a reduction in soaring egg prices

Russians should not expect that eggs will again cost 60 rubles per dozen. Prices will remain approximately the same as now, despite the coordination of supplies from abroad, said State Duma deputy, vice-president of Rosptitsesoyuz Sergei Lisovsky

He noted that Russia consumes 45 billion eggs a year, but the authorities plan to import only 1.2 billion. At the same time, imported products are initially more expensive because they are produced for foreign currency, and logistics costs must also be taken into account.

“Thirdly, the purchase of imported eggs itself is not capable of reducing the price ... there is simply no free egg in the world,” Lisovsky emphasized.

According to him, countries usually produce approximately 105% of eggs for their own consumption, that is, they work for the domestic market, so Russia can only count on this 4–5%.