(WorldPoultry.net) – Import of eggs and chicken meat in Tajikistan declined significantly this year due to an increase in the volume of domestic production.

Statistics from January to August show imports of eggs in the country declined by more than 15%. Imports of poultry in the preliminary estimates will be 20-25% less in 2011 compared with last year.

“Earlier eggs came in a large volume from Iran, Pakistan, India and China. Now imports of eggs from these countries have completely stopped,” said Mashokir Nazarov (مشاهیر نظروف), CEO of Gosunitarnogo Ptitseprom currently the largest egg producer in the country. “Increasing the production of eggs by the national enterprises was promoted. For example, in January-August more than 102.5 million eggs were produced, which is 18.3 million units more than the same period last year.”

“Also at the end of the year the country’s largest companies for the production of poultry in Panj (پنج) and Faizabad (فیض آباد) districts will be put into operation. It is assumed that in the new complex in Faizabad district, the volume of chicken meat production will reach 12,000 tons per year. These complexes in the first year of operation will produce about 1 mln eggs”, he noted.

“The Ministry of Agriculture predicts that 275 million eggs will be produced in the country this year while the domestic need is estimated at 1.3 billion pieces. The main constraint for the development of the industry is the high price for feed," Nazarov concluded.