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Russian poultry exports fell 28.9% in first nine months of 2026
Russia exported 223,500 tonnes of poultry meat in the first nine months of 2026, 28.9% less than in the same period a year earlier.
Shipments to China, its largest buyer, nearly halved to 60,900 tonnes.
Exports to Saudi Arabia fell 2.7 times to 22,500 tonnes, while deliveries to Uzbekistan dropped 29% to 11,700 tonnes.
China, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan together accounted for 57.9% of Russia’s poultry exports.
Market participants link China’s lower purchases to the growth of its own poultry industry and its drive for food independence.
Exports to Ghana, Gabon, Benin and Vietnam have grown, but these markets have not made up for the decline in major destinations.
The sources give no further forecast or next step for Russian exporters.
Russia exported 223,500 tonnes of poultry meat in the first nine months of 2026, down 28.9% from a year earlier, according to market participants’ estimates.
Shipments to China nearly halved to 60,900 tonnes, while exports to Saudi Arabia fell 2.7-fold to 22,500 tonnes.
Exports to Uzbekistan decreased 29% to 11,700 tonnes.
China, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan together accounted for 57.9% of Russia’s poultry exports.
Experts linked the long-term decline in Chinese purchases to growth in China’s domestic poultry industry and its drive for food independence.
- Who
- Russian poultry exporters.
- What
- Exports fell 28.9% to 223,500 tonnes in the first nine months of 2026.
- When
- January to September 2026, compared with the same period in 2025.
- Where
- Russia’s exports to foreign markets, with sharp declines in shipments to China and Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Falling purchases by key buyers, especially China and Saudi Arabia, reduced the total. Experts linked China’s decline to growth in its domestic poultry industry and its drive for food independence.
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Russia exported 223,500 tonnes of poultry meat, 28.9% less than in the same period of 2025.
News outlets reported the export figures and declines in shipments to key buyers.
- Total exports
- 223,500 tonnes
- Year-on-year change
- Down 28.9%
- China shipments
- 60,900 tonnes, nearly half the year-earlier volume
- Saudi Arabia shipments
- 22,500 tonnes, down 2.7-fold
- Uzbekistan shipments
- 11,700 tonnes, down 29%
- Share of top three markets
- China, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan accounted for 57.9% of exports