They plan to create new requirements for the sale of chicken eggs in Ukraine. In particular, the product will be separated by class and weight before it leaves the store and reaches the buyer.
New conditions will arise for the sale of eggs in Ukraine. Goods are expected to be sold by categories: quality, weight, external characteristics. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine.
It is reported that there will be two classes of chicken eggs: “A and B”. Class “A” eggs should have a clean, firm shell, an inactive yolk with no clear contours. In addition, such eggs have foreign odor, etc. should not contain. They are also divided by weight:
- “XL” (“extra large”): eggs weighing 73 g or more;
- “L” (“large”): eggs 63 g or more but weighing less than 73 g;
- “M” (“medium”): eggs 53 g or more but less than 63 g;
- “S” (“small”): Eggs weighing less than 53 g.
At the same time, all “B” class eggs are eggs that do not correspond to the quality of “A” class.
In his November 2022 review, “Eggs are more expensive, buckwheat is cheaper. How are prices changing in Ukraine and what do Russian missiles have to do with it?” Focus wrote that the eggs were in Ukraine increased by 61% throughout October and increased by 81% year over year.
So, according to Svetlana Pashko, Senior Researcher in the Pricing and Agricultural Market Department of the NSC “Institute of Agricultural Economics”, the main factor of the sharp increase in egg prices was the war. This is because, due to the total occupation of Russia, enterprises in the sector have reduced or stopped their activities, partially suspended the hatching of eggs to obtain baby birds, did not replace old birds with young ones, and lost some of their offspring. farming
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We also recall that according to a survey conducted by the recruitment portal Work.ua, most employers plan to increase salaries in the range of 8% to 30% in 2023, depending on the situation in Ukraine and the level of competition. for experts.
Source: Focus
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