World meat industry news

Meat production in Russia in January-July 2022 increased by 7.2 percent from the same period last year, to 1.9 million tons. This was reported in Rosstat.

The output of cattle meat, as well as lamb, goat meat, pork, horse meat and meat of other farm animals increased by 6.4 percent last month to 278,600 tons from the same month last year. The production of steam, cooled and chilled pork increased by 9.1% or up to 255 thousand tons. In total, over seven months, compared to the same period last year, it increased by 8.1 percent to 1.7 million tons. In chilled poultry meat, on the contrary, it decreased by 1.3 percent to 1.7 million tons. In general, over the seven months of the year, compared to the same period last year, it fell by 0.4% to 1.9 million tons.

The production of products from this meat has grown in most positions. For example, in July, for chilled or frozen meat and meat-containing semi-finished products, it increased by 2.4 percent year-on-year, amounting to 375,800 tons. In general, for seven months, the growth amounted to 0.6 percent - up to 2.5 million tons. The production of boiled sausages in July remained at the same level of 152,700 tons, but this is 4.1 percent more than in June this year.