Iran plans 130 million chick placement as poultry exports expand to Iraq

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Tehran — Iran is planning to place approximately 130 million broiler chicks in the next production cycle, as the country moves to expand poultry exports following the easing of export restrictions, the head of the Nationwide Union of Broiler Chicken Producers said. Habib Asadollahnejad said that, based on current domestic consumption, the placement of around 120 million chicks would be sufficient to meet the country’s demand for chicken meat. Speaking to IRNA about the latest dev

Sep 7 202609:54

Sturgeon breeding revolution: Micro-caesarean techniques bring Beluga back to the Caspian

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Sari – Iran's Shahid Rajaei Aquatic Genetic Resources Conservation and Restoration Center is pioneering a sturgeon breeding revolution, employing advanced methods such as "micro-caesarean" surgery and microchip tagging to safeguard and rebuild the Caspian Sea's dwindling sturgeon populations. Seyed Ali-Asghar Bagheri, the center's director, said the facility currently manages seven key species five native Caspian sturgeon varieties, two riverine species (sterlet and Siberian sturgeon), a

Sep 6 202611:49

Markazi province livestock exports soar, official says

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Markazi – Exports of livestock, poultry, and aquatic products from the central province of Markazi have surged this year, with dairy exports rising 173% year-on-year, according to the provincial Veterinary Organization. Director General Mohammad Fattahi reported that since the start of the current Iranian year, veterinary-supervised shipments include 12 tons of poultry feed (up 100%), 200 tons of table eggs, and 466 tons of poultry offal (up 81%). “In the aquaculture sector, 104,18

Sep 6 202611:12

Iran boosts food security resilience, 85 percent sourced domestically: Minister

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Tehran - Iran's agriculture minister announced on Tuesday that the country has significantly strengthened its food security resilience, with domestic production now covering approximately 85% of national food requirements. Speaking to journalists in the Iranian capital Tehran, Gholamreza Nouri said the food supply chain has operated without interruption despite overlapping crises, including severe drought, trade and maritime restrictions, and wartime disruptions. He credited nearly five mill

Aug 17 202611:00

Iran’s Caspian Native Chicken breeding program boosts productivity, official says

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Tehran – Iran’s Caspian Native Chicken Breeding Center has reached its 34th generation of selective breeding, achieving a 55–65 percent increase in meat and egg production compared with the original poultry stock, according to local official in the northern Mazandaran Province. Hossein Negahdar, Deputy for Livestock Production Improvement at the Mazandaran Agriculture Organization, said the center has recorded major advances in key economic traits, including higher body weigh

Jun 8 202619:08

Iran advances toward self-sufficiency in silk production

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Tehran – Iran is making significant progress toward self-sufficiency in silk production, with raw silk cocoon output expected to reach 1,100 tons this year, according to Habibollah Rezadoost, Head of the National Sericulture Development Center. Rezadoost said the country’s sericulture sector is projected to generate approximately 13 trillion rials (1,300 billion tomans) in income for silkworm breeders this year. “Sericulture is currently active in 18 provinces, led by Gilan

Jun 2 202612:33

Iran ranks 8th globally in sericulture

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Gilan - Iran is the world's eighth-largest sericulture producer, and the government is now pursuing full self-sufficiency in silkworm egg production, according to the head of the Sericulture Development Center. Speaking at the launch of silkworm egg distribution in Gilan province—where 12,000 boxes will be delivered starting April 30— Habibollah Rezadoost noted that Iran once ranked third globally and aims to return to higher positions. He called Gilan the country's sericulture h

May 2 202612:49

Iran backs poultry sector with credit inputs, contract farming: Deputy minister

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Tehran – Iran's Agriculture Ministry supported poultry and egg producers during recent economic pressures by distributing feed inputs on three-month credit and signing contract farming deals for 40 million chickens, according to deputy minister. Mohammad Ebrahim Hassan-Nejad, deputy minister for livestock production affairs, said the government guaranteed the purchase of output, allowing producers to pay for inputs after production. "This covered about one-third of producers," he noted

Apr 28 202612:35

Iran veterinary chief: Imports, inspections secured meat, inputs during war

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Tehran – Iran maintained uninterrupted imports of livestock inputs, meat, and other critical production chain items throughout the recent war period, while also intensifying health inspections and pursuing self-sufficiency policies, the head of Iran's Veterinary Organization announced. Alireza Rafieipour said imports of raw animal products, including feed ingredients such as corn and soybeans, as well as day-old chicks, fertilized hatching eggs, vaccines, medicines, and supplements, cont

Apr 26 202612:21

Iran halts chicken, egg imports, achieves full self-sufficiency

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Tehran – Iran has recorded zero imports of chicken meat and eggs, marking a major achievement in the country's push for agricultural self-sufficiency, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture announced. In an interview with ISNA on Saturday, Mohammad-Ebrahim Hassan-Nejad, the deputy minister for livestock products affairs, confirmed that no chicken meat imports have taken place so far this year (1405 on the Iranian calendar), continuing a trend from the previous year (1404), when

Apr 25 202609:56