# Struggling Russian poultry industry

> Russian poultry growth in 2018 was the weakest in two decades, at 0.7%, with production at 6.7 million tonnes. Avian influenza outbreaks rose to 82 in 2018 from 37 in 2017, and several dozen producers went bankrupt. Wholesale broiler prices rose 28% in 2018 but did not stop closures.

- Date: 2019-03-11 · published 2019-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60246-struggling-russian-poultry-industry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking Russian output from disease and bankruptcies tightens domestic poultry supply and supports prices, modestly reducing regional demand competition for feed.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2019/03/11/Struggling-Russian-poultry-industry/

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