Prices are higher than in St. Petersburg: Kaliningrad residents complain to Alikhanov about too expensive eggs

Kaliningraders complained under the post of governor Anton Alikhanov that locally produced eggs in the region are more expensive than in St. Petersburg . The regional government claims that this is not true and eggs in the region are cheaper than the national average and even in the Northwestern Federal District.

“Guryev eggs in Kaliningrad 110 rubles, and in St. Petersburg - 49.90 rubles. Do we have a governor at all in the know? Or is it not a problem, like the ferry? Where is the governor? Does he live here? asked a user with the nickname Tyoma Svoi under Alikhanov's post.

He was answered from the account of the regional government. “Colleagues from the Ministry of Agriculture contacted the manufacturing company Guryevskaya Poultry Farm. Their representatives said that the sale price of eggs of the first category outside the region is higher than in the domestic market. This price also includes transportation costs for delivery and clearance of goods. The final price on the counter both in our region and in others is set directly by retail outlets. The low price for eggs of the Guryev poultry farm in stores in other cities can only be in exceptional cases. For example, if you sell a product with an expiration date. This situation may arise due to a delay at the border. Then it is possible to reduce the price for the sale of perishable products in the remaining time. This also happens when holding promotions,

They also noted that the average retail price for an egg of the first category in the Kaliningrad region at the end of January, taking into account the prices for products of local, Russian and Belarusian producers, amounted to 79.72 rubles. for a dozen, in the Northwestern Federal District - 84.58 rubles. a dozen, and in the whole country - 81.09 rubles. for ten.