In pursuit of a government goal to boost Russia’s poultry exports by 64% between 2025 and 2030, the Russian Agricultural Ministry has announced plans to issue soft loans with subsidised interest rates for broiler-meat and egg producers.
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Such loans have historically been one of the drivers of the Russian livestock-industry growth, but the programme has significantly shrunk in recent years as Russia has met its food-security targets.
Currently, soft funding is largely limited to dairy farming and seasonal fieldwork, as well as greenhouse crop production.
Under the new scheme, funding will specifically be for building broiler-breeding facilities, while egg producers will only qualify if at least 30% of their production is made up of highly processed products.
With these strict limits, the government intends to avoid overheating the domestic market and increase exports.
Source: Poultry Bulletin (Issue 31) April/May 2026
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