"The FAS Russia received an order from Andrey Removich Belousov (First Deputy Prime Minister -

RT

) and began to inspect producers of chicken meat and chicken eggs for compliance with the requirements of antimonopoly legislation," they noted.

Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture said that there are no preconditions for a noticeable rise in prices for poultry and eggs in Russia in 2021, it will be within the framework of food inflation.

At the same time, the Association of Retail Trade Companies told Izvestia that retailers are ready to raise prices for eggs and poultry meat.