World meat industry news

In the Chelyabinsk region, in the first half of 2022, poultry meat production increased by 4.5% to 137.3 thousand tons, as well as egg production by 7.3% to 797 million units, the Chamber of Control and Accounts of the Chelyabinsk Region reported.

The positive dynamics in the industry is also associated with the growth in consumer demand for poultry meat in 2022. According to a review by the national rating agency, poultry meat makes up half of the meat diet of a Russian, and its consumption is increasing every year. The products of poultry farms are the most popular among buyers due to more affordable retail prices compared to turkey, duck, goose meat.

The PCB noted that, as part of monitoring prices for socially significant goods, a decrease in the cost of poultry products in the Chelyabinsk region over the past two weeks has been recorded. Thus, eggs on store shelves fell by 1.6%, poultry meat - by 1%.

“Most enterprises in the industry today are increasing production volumes. Among the reasons is the improvement in the situation with low pathogenic avian influenza in the Chelyabinsk region, which the region has learned to effectively deal with. We are also seeing an increase in demand for our products in retail, so I think the dynamics of production volumes at poultry farms will continue,” says Dmitry Pyrsikov, General Director of the Chebarkulskaya Ptitsa poultry farm.

According to him, a record high grain harvest is expected this year, which means that there will be no shortage of poultry feed, which will lead to a reduction in production costs.

“Currently, the share of feed in the production cost structure is about 60%, therefore, if poultry farms have affordable and high-quality feed this year, then the production cost will decrease,” he specified.

The dependence on consumer demand in the poultry industry is very conditional, the expert believes. Even in the face of a drop in demand for products, poultry farms will not be able to phase out capacities from work, since production processes are continuous.