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All news / IN THE PERIOD 12-18 JULY THE RUSSIAN IMPORT WAS BASICALLY COMPRISED OF READY-TO-EAT FOOD PRODUCTS

  • 26 Jul 2021, 11:26

Specialists of the Russian State Center for Animal Feed and Drug Standardization and Quality (FGBU “VGNKI”) analyzed data from the state veterinary information system (subsystem “Argus”) and evidenced that in the period between July 12 and 18 Russia had imported over 57,000 tons of products subject to surveillance.

Type of product

Imported, tons

Share, %

Poultry meat (chicken, turkey, goose)

4,751.37

8,23

Ready-to-eat food products (including milk)

18,088.21

31,34

Fish and seafood

10,944.34

18,97

Beef (including bovine offals)

5,804.34

10,06

Pork (including offals and lard)

78.17

0,14

Other meat (lamb, buffalo, horses)

185.00

0,32

Feeds and feed additives

17,856.05

30,94

Total

57,707.48

100,00

 

The dominant category of imported products in this period were ready-to-eat products (18,090 tons, 31,34%).

In the meantime, Russia imported 17,860 tons (30,94%) of feeds and feed additives and 10,940 tons (19,97%) of fish and seafood.

These products were basically transported by automobile (26,080 tons), by sea (21,400 tons), by railroad (10,180 tons) routes. Air transport accounted for the least part of imported products – 0,050 thousand tons.  

Source: vgnki.ru