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Politics hinder growth in Iran’s poultry sector
BY VLADISLAV VOROTNIKOV T
he poultry sector in Iran has been struggling for years now. Since the introduction of the first US sanctions against Iran in 2012, the poultry market has suffered. The sanctions have led to increased
costs for imported inputs like feed ingredients and caused sharp price fluctuations on the consumer market. But the in- dustry has adapted to the new reality. When sanctions were renewed by US President Donald Trump in 2019, the industry was much better prepared. The country is now self-sufficient in both poultry and eggs and has the highest production ef- fectiveness in the Middle East.
“Only our oil industry has a higher turnover and importance...”
– Dr Majid Movafegh Ghadirly
Poultry sector important to Iran’s economy “Only our oil industry has a higher turnover and importance [to the national economy] than the poultry industry,” says Dr Majid Movafegh Ghadirly, board member of the Iran Nation- al Poultry Association and chairman of the Iran Feed Industry Association. “Our industry plays a huge role in generating added value. We import 80-90% of raw materials and feed ingredients and convert them into products, such as poultry, eggs and even sausages, and then export them.”
Chicken meat is a major source of protein Iran produces 2.3 million tonnes of poultrymeat and 1 mil- lion tonnes of eggs a year. In both categories the country is among the world’s top-10 biggest producers. The new sanc- tions are unlikely to slow growth output as the country is set to boost production to 2.6 million tonnes of poultry and 1.1 million tonnes of eggs by 2022, says Dr Majid Movafegh Ghadirly. The sanctions pressure on the nation’s economy
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Iran could be a poultry production powerhouse with Iranian poultry farmers having the potential to boost exports to 500,000 tonnes of meat per year, but sanctions and national politics remain an insuperable obstacle on this path. Recently this culminated in birds being killed due to lack of feedstuffs entering the country.
has even led citizens to consume more poultry, as other sources of protein on the domestic market became less af- fordable. “Chicken meat is the major source of protein for Ira- nian people. The per capita consumption of poultrymeat ex- ceeds the global average because of the high prices of other protein sources, such as red meat and fish,” comments Reza Savari, CEO of local poultry producer Keyvan Morgh Par Ta- laei Co. “Per capita consumption has risen from 21.8 kilo- grammes a decade ago to around 28 kg in 2019 and egg consumption per capita has increased from 9.8 kg to about 11-12 kg during the same period,” notes Dr Majid Movafegh Ghadirly.
Majid Movafegh Ghadirly, board member of the Iran National Poultry Associa- tion, sees a dis- rupted market due to sanctions and politics.
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