Russia is not considering introducing new restrictions on food exports

"No. Just anything that had to do with poultry," she said when asked about it.

"We are talking about the fact that we need a certain volume, if we are talking about poultry MEAT. Due to several factors, in some months of this year we recorded a decrease in production. In order to increase the volume, a decision was made to open new enterprises in Kazakhstan and Belarus - our partners in the EAEU . And additional work was carried out with producers in order to increase the volume," added Victoria Abramchenko.

She noted that poultry producers are currently confirming the previously given forecast that by the end of the year, a 3% increase in poultry production is expected. 

"So there will be enough volume. If there is enough volume, there will be a corresponding impact on the cost," said Victoria Abramchenko.

On November 1, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture proposed introducing a duty-free quota for the import of certain types of chicken meat to the Russian Federation in the amount of up to 160 thousand tons in 2024. The Ministry also proposed establishing a temporary ban on the EXPORT of certain types of poultry meat from December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 inclusive. It was specified that these restrictions do not apply, among other things, to products exported to the EAEU countries. In addition, it is proposed to introduce a ban on the export of eggs for a similar period, including to the territory of the EAEU.

Later, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture also proposed establishing a temporary ban on the export of durum wheat from December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 inclusive.