Russian poultry industry sets ambitious targets for 2023

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 ...