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Miratorg, the largest beef producer in Russia, plans to increase the number of cattle on farms in the Kaliningrad region by 20% up to 81,000 heads in 2019 as part of the expansion of the interregional meat cattle breeding project.

Miratorg has invested 7.2 billion rubles in the cattle breeding industry in the Kaliningrad region. The company’s farms contain over 60 thousand animals of the specialized breed Aberdeen Angus. 

To increase the number of cattle to 1 million heads in the next few years, Miratorg continues to build new livestock sites. In 2019, the number of high-tech farms in the Kaliningrad region will increase to 13. To provide the growing population with natural fodder, the company systematically increases the area of ​​pastures and arable lands, returning the acquired lands to agricultural use.