A total of 150,624 tons of poultry meat were produced in Iran’s official slaughterhouses during the eighth month of the current Iranian year (Oct. 23-Nov. 21), indicating an 11% decline compared with last year’s corresponding period.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, chicken accounted for 147,813 tons or 98.1% of the overall production.
The production of other types of poultry, such as turkey, quail, ostrich and partridge, stood at 2,811 tons in total, accounting for 1.9% of the total output during the period under review.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has forecast poultry meat production in Iran to decrease from an estimated 2,183 tons in 2021 to 2,107 tons in 2022.
Imports are expected to rise from an estimated 70,000 tons to 105,000 tons, while exports are projected to fall from 33,000 tons to 16,000 tons.
Consumption is seen to decline from 2.22 million tons to 2.195 million tons.
The first five Russian poultry farms have received permission from the Iranian veterinary authorities to supply broiler meat to the country, the Russian veterinary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, said in a recent statement.
Several of Russia’s largest poultry and meat manufacturers have gotten access to the Iranian market. Among the companies approved for export, Rosselkhoznadzor listed Miratorg’s Bryansky Broiler, Cherkizovo’s Vasielvskaya poultry farm and GAP Resource’s Tokarevskaya poultry farm, Poultry World reported.
Konstantin Korneev, executive director of the Russian consulting firm Rincon Management, told the local news outlet Agroinvestor that Russian poultry companies had long been interested in the Iranian market. He also assumed that in light of the current geopolitical situation, all logistics and financial issues pertaining to poultry exports would be solved quickly.
“The Iranian market remains closed for some of the world’s key poultry exporters, so the price dynamics there have lower dependence on the actions of foreign companies,” Korneev said, adding that currently, virtually all Russian poultry exporters are in talks for entering the Iranian market.
Russian poultry exports could presumably help Iran fill the gap in the domestic market where the demand is predicted to drop in 2022, owing to skyrocketing feed prices.
The deal is also expected to support the Russian poultry industry, which has been reportedly hurt by Western sanctions but remains close to last year’s level.
