By July 1 the number of cattle in farms of all categories in Russia was estimated at 19.2 million heads, which is 0.3% higher than the figure for the same date in 2019. This was reported by Rosstat. The number of cows by the beginning of the reporting month increased by 0.4% to 8.1 million heads, pigs - by 5.3% to 26.8 million heads, poultry - by 0.3%, to 563.4 million heads. At the same time, the number of sheep and goats decreased by 0.8%. Read more...
According to Dmitry Rylko, General Director ofIKAR, the Rosstat does not have accurate data on livestock and milk production in the country. This opinion was expressed by the expert during the conference of DeLaval, writes The DairyNews. "No one knows exactly how much milk is produced in Russia, - said Dmitry Rylko.- According to official data, milk production is 31 million tons. At the same time, the agricultural census of 2016 found in private smallholders 500 thousand heads of cattle less than it was considered earlier. We think that this is only part of the truth, milk production and number of livestock in private smallholders are even less. We estimate. Read more...
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