# Why Is Chicken Meat Getting More Expensive? Comments from Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and the National Meat Association

> Russia's poultry wholesale prices were reported to be up 37% year over year at the end of October. The Agriculture Ministry attributed price adjustments to higher production costs after a prolonged period of low prices, while saying demand remains high and supply stable; official data showed poultry production for slaughter fell 3.6% year over year in January–September.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:07:40.880Z
- Category: market · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82693-why-is-chicken-meat-getting-more-expensive-comments-from-russia-s-ministry-of
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

High demand and lower production alongside rising costs are supporting domestic chicken prices, although officials say supply remains sufficient. The increase may raise feed and livestock-product costs for Russian buyers, but the article does not identify a feed-market price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- meat-expert.ru: https://meat-expert.ru/news/21059-pocemu-dorozaet-kurinoe-miaso-kommentarii-minselxoza-rossii-i-nma

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