Russia's Agriculture Ministry approves importing nearly 42,100 tonnes of duty-free chicken as on Sept 6

MOSCOW. Sept 6 (Interfax) - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has approved importing 42,091.5 tonnes of chicken meat to the country within the duty-free quota under Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Nomenclature (FEACN) codes 0207 14 100 9 and 0207 14 500 9, respectively, to date, the ministry said.

The ministry said that the balance of the tariff quota totaled 97,908.5 tonnes as on September 6, thus the ministry has approved 42,091.5 tonnes for import based on the total yearly quota of 140,000 tonnes.

The ministry also said that applications have been submitted to date to import 1,034 tonnes of duty-free chicken.

As reported, the duty-free quota for importing chicken meat to Russia is 140,000 tonnes in 2024. The quota's goal is to increase the supply of chicken meat on the market and stabilize prices. Imported meat is intended for food production.

Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) data indicate that prices for chicken have fallen 3.6% since the beginning of the year, and 0.2% week-on-week from August 27 to September 2.