World meat industry news

Russian poultry production reached 6.7 million tons in 2018, increasing by only 0.69% or 46.58 thousand tonnes compared to 2017, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

Meanwhile, egg production increased in all farm categories by 61.66 million units, to 44.89 billion units in the mentioned period.

The increase in poultry meat production was based mainly on the results reported by producers in the Tambov, Penza regions, Stavropol Territory, as well as the Republics of Mari El and Mordovia.

The increase in egg production was mainly based on the production increases from Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Astrakhan, regions, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Stavropol Territory.