Russia: Self-sufficiency in turkey hatching eggs will reach 50% by the end of the year

Just seven years ago, almost all turkey in Russia was produced from imported breeding material, but starting in 2021, the volume of imports of hatching eggs began to decline, and by the end of 2023, import substitution will reach 50%, which became possible thanks to the launch of a number of investment projects in this area. Anatoly Velmatov, executive director of the National Association of Turkey Producers (NAPI), spoke about this during the Agroinvestor conference “Agroholdings of Russia - 2023”. According to him, the production volume of hatching eggs in 2023 will be about 26 million pieces, with a total production capacity of reproducers of 44 million. According to him, by 2025-2026, about 70% of hatching eggs will be produced in Russia. But turkey consumption will continue to increase, and therefore the needs will increase: according to the NAPI baseline scenario, by 2030 the need for hatching eggs will be 80 million (consumption of both meat and processed products is ...