Inflation & Prices
Russians See Egg Prices Soar Ahead of Holidays and Elections
- Price of the staple, used in festive dishes, is up 42% in 2023
- Putin said government was too late in trying to boost imports
A customer holds a pack of chicken eggs in a shop in Moscow, Dec. 11.
Photographer: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
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The price Russians pay for eggs has surged amid reports of shortages in some regions, prompting criticism from President Vladimir Putin and government action to secure supplies of the staple ingredient that’s used in many favorite holiday dishes.
Egg prices have risen at a rate of more than 4% for four weeks in a row, according to Federal Statistics Service data. Since the start of the year, they have become 42% more expensive, according to Bloomberg calculations using that data.