Russian poultry industry sets ambitious targets for 2023

Published 2023년 1월 13일

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Russia's poultry industry experienced growth in 2022, with broiler meat production increasing by 5.2% to 5.2 million tonnes and egg production rising by 2.8% to 45.8 billion units, positioning the country as the 4th largest poultry meat producer and 7th largest egg producer globally. The industry aims to further reduce its reliance on imported components and vaccines in 2023, with a focus on developing domestic breeds, particularly the new Smena-9 crossbreed. The Russian government has allocated 4.5 billion roubles (US$70 million) to support this initiative. Additionally, poultry meat and egg exports are expected to see continued growth in 2023, with poultry meat exports increasing by 24% in 2022 to 336,000 tonnes.

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Russia hopes to see a further rise in broiler meat and eggs production in 2023 as well as a growing independence of the supply chain from imported components, Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian poultry union, Rosptitsesoyuz, told local news outlet Veterinary and Life. In 2022, Russia manufactured 5.2 million tonnes of broiler meat in slaughter weight, 5.2% up compared with the previous year. Egg production climbed by 2.8% or 1 billion units to 45.8 billion units last year, Fisinin disclosed. Russia was ranked the world’s 4th largest poultry meat producer and 7th biggest egg producer in 2022, Fisinin said. The key issues for the Russian poultry industry are effectiveness and product safety. In light of this, one of the critical targets for 2023 is a partial replacement of imported vaccines, Fisinin said, adding that the Russian agricultural ministry and the veterinary watchdog, Rosselhoznadzor, should lead work in this field. Russia strongly depends on imported veterinary ...

Source: Poultryworld