The European Union introduces a ban on the supply of artificial sausage casings made of solid protein and cellulose materials from July 10, 2022.
Due to the EU ban announced at the beginning of April on the supply of casings to Russia, which are necessary for the production of certain sausages, Russian meat processors warn of a possible shortage of these products in 2-3 months.
This is reported by the Russian edition of RBC.
In 2021, the EU accounted for almost 73% of imports of sausage casings, which are a necessary component for the production of sausages, as they give shape and protect them from environmental influences. Among the largest suppliers were Spain, Germany, France, Belgium and Poland.
Due to sanctions imposed by the EU, meat processing plants in the Russian Federation will soon face the lack of an adequate volume of casings for different types of sausages in the medium term. Russian production will not be able to fully satisfy the demand, so the lack of packaging materials and components for their production will lead to a significant reduction in the range of sausage products.
The only major manufacturer of multilayer polyamide casing in Rostov-on-Don does not have the capacity to meet the nationwide demand, and will soon face a lack of components for production, most of which come from European imports. Even today, this plant is not able to produce some types of sausage casings.
Collagen casings used in the production of all types of sausages are produced by the only plant in the Leningrad region, which does not cover even 10% of the Russian market and works mainly on imported raw materials.
Viscose-reinforced casings used for the production of boiled-smoked, raw-smoked, dried, ham sausages and cheeses and occupying about 60% of the Russian market come to Russia exclusively from abroad (they are produced in the USA, Germany, Spain and Japan). The situation is similar with cellulose casings for boiled sausages coming from Germany, Spain and the USA.
Russian companies that managed to order the casing before April 9 will have enough stocks for about three months, and then there may be a shortage and a sharp reduction in the assortment of sausages.
Recall that Belarusian sugar producers will increase the selling price so that it is not exported to Russia, where prices are twice as high and there is a shortage.
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