World meat industry news

The average September price of chicken in the Russian market was 0.1% lower than in August, according to the data from the Unified Interagency Statistical System (EMISS).

Chilled and frozen chicken at the beginning of the fall season cost an average of 146.78 rubles per kilogram. Compared to September 2018, its price increased by 5.9%, and over the three quarters of the current year decreased by 4%. The minimum price of a broiler carcass since the beginning of 2017, 121.77 rubles per kilogram, was set in April last year. The maximum price was recorded in January of this year, when it grew up to 152.92 rubles per kilogram.

The most expensive chicken in September 2019 was sold on the market of the Far Eastern District of the Russian Federation: the average price of one kilogram was 200.45 rubles.  The lowest prices - an average of 133.33 rubles per kilogram - were established in the Volga Federal District.