World meat industry news

In recent years, Russian animal husbandry has shown steady growth in meat and milk production. Our country is already fully provided with the main types of meat products and closes a significant part of the domestic consumption of dairy products, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reported. In the current year, according to the department, the positive dynamics will continue.

According to the results of January 2022, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter in agricultural organizations increased by 7.8% compared to the same period last year - up to 997.8 thousand tons. Including in pig breeding, the indicator increased by 6.1%, for cattle - by 7.1%, poultry - by 9.4%. Milk production reached 1.53 million tons (+2.5%), and eggs, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, amounted to 2.77 billion pieces (+2.1%).

The increase in production contributes to maintaining a stable price situation in the meat market. Thus, according to the Ministry of Agriculture on February 23, the cost of pork from producers for the month decreased by 3.6%, chicken meat - by 0.9%.