Russia: In 2023, turkey meat production increased by 1%

According to preliminary calculations, in 2023 the volume of turkey meat production increased by about 1% compared to 2022, reaching about 418 thousand tons, the National Association of Turkey Producers (NAPI) reported. They noted that, despite the rise in prices for meat and poultry products in the second half of last year, the selling price of turkey meat almost did not increase. Thus, in October 2023, the price of broiler chicken from producers increased by 51% compared to the same month in 2022 (143 rubles/kg and 215 rubles/kg, respectively). Also, the price of pork ham increased by 51% - from 226 rubles/kg to 342 rubles/kg. At the same time, prices for turkey products rose by 13.9% - from 270 rubles/kg in 2022 to 307 rubles/kg in 2023. At the same time, turkey-breeding enterprises were operating at full capacity, and producers' inventories were almost zero. Low prices for turkey have helped keep the cost of other types of meat, such as beef, pork and lamb, from rising, NAPI ...