Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Natalia Karlova Author-Name-First: Natalia Author-Name-Last: Karlova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DECREASE OF PRICES FOR PORK AND THE DECLINE OF PIG PRODUCTION PROFITABILITY Abstract: The lowering of import duties on pork from August 2012 following Russia’s accession to the WTO resulted in the decrease of prices for this product and the decline of profitability of domes?? c pig production. Combined with a whole set of other factors this dragged the problems of the sector forth into 2013. Classification-JEL: Q13; Q14; Q15; Q16; Q17; Q18; E22 Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2013 Issue: 8 Month: August Pages: 39-42 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/185Karlova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:185