Chicken - production and exports decrease, imports increase In January-September 2026, Russia exported 223.5 thousand tons of poultry meat and from year to year the figure decreased by 28.9%. The decrease in supply is mainly due to the reduction of exports to China. In January-September 2026, Russia sent 60.9 thousand tons of poultry meat to the country. Exports to Saudi Arabia decreased 2.7 times during nine months, to 22.5 thousand tons, and to Uzbekistan - by 29%, to 11.7 thousand tons. Imports of poultry meat in Russia, on the contrary, are increasing. In the months of January-September, 283.9 thousand tons of products were imported into Israel - + 26.4% last year. The supply from Belarus increased by 16.8%, to 148.1 thousand tons, from China - by 81.3%, to 110.8 thousand tons. China mainly supplies fillets to Russia, while the main export is by-products, for example, chicken legs.