Turkey production in Russia will continue to grow — expert

By the end of 2025, 455 thousand tons of this product will be produced. Turkey farming in Russia continues to develop dynamically. Thus, by 2030, the sub-sector will produce 650 thousand tons of turkey meat, and by the end of 2025, a growth of 3.8% is expected, to 455 thousand tons. This was reported by the executive director of the National Association of Turkey Producers (NAPI) Anatoly Velmatov during the conference "Agroinvestor" "Agroholdings of Russia - 2025". In 2026, according to NAPI estimates, the industry will again turn positive - 5.5% (to 480 thousand tons) taking into account the ongoing shortage of hatching turkey eggs in the world. According to Velmatov, last year, the import of hatching turkey eggs into the Russian Federation amounted to about 17 million pieces, this year - about 16 million pieces, in 2026 it is forecast to be 15 million pieces. "Although once we imported 37 million pieces," he said, adding that domestic production already allows covering the needs ...