Turkey production this year will continue to grow.

Turkey farming in Russia continues to develop dynamically, despite the challenges. By 2030, the sector is expected to produce 650 thousand tons of turkey meat, and by the end of 2025, a growth of 3.8% is expected, reaching 455 thousand tons. This was reported by the executive director of the National Association of Turkey Producers (NAPI), Anatoly Velmatov, during the "Agroinvestor" conference "Russian Agroholdings - 2025." However, he noted that earlier the growth was estimated at plus 6%, but the expected production growth will not occur due to difficulties with the import of hatching eggs due to the complex epizootic situation in the world. In 2026, according to NAPI estimates, the sector will again show growth of 5.5% (up to 480 thousand tons) given the ongoing shortage of hatching eggs in the world. According to Velmatov, last year, the import of turkey hatching eggs amounted to about 17 million pieces, this year it is about 16 million, and in 2026, it is forecast to be 15 ...