OREANDA-NEWS  Analysts of the AD Limited agency have recorded a shortage of carcasses and broiler fillets in Russia, the Vedomosti newspaper writes about this.

The reason for the "physical shortage of volumes" of poultry meat is called production difficulties in the Belgorod region, which is a leader in this industry. The share of the region from January to April 2023 accounted for 12.1 percent or 264.4 thousand tons of products.

It is noted that difficulties are associated with the supply of raw materials for growing chicken, as well as logistics. In addition, among the reasons indicated is the growth of exports, primarily to Saudi Arabia. In the first quarter of this year, Russia increased supplies by four percent, to 86.2 thousand tons.

Earlier, the Russian business told about a record shortage of employees.