Poultry meat production increased by 4.5% in the Chelyabinsk region

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

The positive dynamics in the industry is associated, among other things, with the growth in consumer demand for poultry meat in 2022. According to the review of the national rating agency, poultry meat makes up half of the Russian meat diet 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 the monitoring of prices for socially important goods, a decrease in the cost of poultry products in the Chelyabinsk region over the past two weeks is 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 bird flu 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 entail a reduction in the cost of production.

“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, the production cost will decrease,” he specified.

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