World meat industry news

According to the rating of the National Union of Pig Breeders and the own research of the Agrarnaya Nauka publishing house, last year the 20 largest companies in the Russian Federation produced more than 4 million tons of pork. Compared to 2021, the share of the top 20 market players increased by 9% and accounted for 76.5% of the total industrial pork production in the country.

The first position in the list is occupied by Miratorg. In 2022, the agricultural holding increased production from 555.2 thousand tons to 665 thousand tons.

In second place is Sibagro JSC. The production of the agricultural holding increased from 365.7 thousand tons to 388 thousand tons.

The third place was taken by Rusagro Group of Companies, which was fourth in 2021. The company increased pork production from 308 thousand tons to 336 thousand tons.

Also in the top five of the rating are Agroeko and Velikoluksky pig-breeding complex, which in 2021 occupied the fifth and third positions, respectively.

In 2022, pork exports in meat exports amounted to 25% (146 thousand tons), and pork imports in meat imports - 4% (16 thousand tons).