According to the RF Ministry of agriculture, the average price of agricultural producers of poultry meat as of 18 October was 107,09 thousand rubles per ton, an increase of 9% over the same period of 2017 and 10.7% by the end of December. Average consumer prices for poultry meat, according to Rosstat, on 15 October was 142,13 rubles per kilogram (an increase of 10.4% yoy, 12.7% yoy).

For comparison, the average producer price for poultry meat as of 7 June, amounted to 96,1 thousand rubles per ton, average consumer prices for June 4 — 123,8 rubles per kilogram. According to Rosstat, the production of poultry in agricultural organizations of the Russian Federation in January-September increased by 1.4% compared to the same period last year — up to 4,588 million tons.

"The increase in shipping prices is a temporary phenomenon due to current balancing of the market. The main reason for the growth of the shipping prices in the fourth quarter of 2018 has been the decline of the industrial proposals of broiler meat on the domestic market in September of the current year not less than 1%. Triggered the effect of "high base" of relatively high level of supply in 2017," — said before his time runs out.

Among the negative factors bereznyuk also attributed the rise in cost of feeds due to rising prices for soybean meal, the transition of the manufacturers to cheaper raw materials, as well as the deterioration of the situation in several regions for bird flu. "In our view, this trend is a temporary phenomenon, and shipping prices will likely be adjusted along with the growth of production of leading manufacturers", — concluded the expert.

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