MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) - The agriculture minister called on the president Friday to increase support for domestic poultry farmers following a drop in U.S. poultry prices over bird flu fears.
"The situation on the poultry market is alarming," Alexei Gordeyev told the council for national projects.
The minister said global concerns over bird flu had cut poultry consumption and sent U.S. prices down.
Gordeyev said the U.S. had gained 40% of the Russian poultry market since April thanks to the low prices.
"This fact could lead to the real bankruptcy of Russian poultry farms," Gordeyev told President Vladimir Putin, urging him to address the issue.
