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BusinesStat analysts expect that the output of sausages and deli meats in Russia will decline in the coming years.“In addition to problems in the industry, the expected drop in exports, as well as the weakening of demand for sausages in the Russian market due to the economic crisis, will also negatively affect output,” experts say.

They clarified that the Russian market of sausages and meat delicacies, although it consists of 98% of domestic products, but at the same time depends on imported components. In July 2022, when the European Union stopped importing artificial casings to Russia, which are necessary for the production of sausage products, manufacturers began to look for alternative countries - casing suppliers to the Russian market. Industry representatives are primarily considering the possibility of increasing purchases from China, Serbia and India. The option of replacing the shell type is also being considered.

The production of some types of artificial casings is well established at Russian factories. However, they are not yet able to meet the increased demand. “In addition, in the production of the shells themselves in Russia, artificial ingredients are also used, including components from the EU countries, with which there are also difficulties now,” the analysts explained.

At the same time, according to BusinesStat, in 2017-2021, the production of sausages and deli meats in Russia increased by 8.1%, to 2.61 million tons. However, in the context of declining disposable incomes of the population, the trend of recent years has been a decrease in the volume of packaging of manufactured products. Manufacturers began to produce smaller sausages and delicacies, which made it possible to offer more reasonable prices for finished products.