Russia: Beef market trends at the beginning of 2023

Published 2023년 5월 12일

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In the first two months of 2023, Russia saw a 4.9% increase in meat production, reaching 1.5 million tons. This growth was contributed by various agricultural organizations, with poultry meat being the dominant type at a 52% share. Despite this, the number of cattle in the country decreased by 1% compared to the previous year. Beef production within agricultural organizations also saw a slight increase of 1.1% from the previous year, but beef exports to non-CIS countries fell by 29%. Additionally, the average wholesale prices for half-carcasses of cattle rose by 22% over the same period.

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Russia in the first two months of 2023 increased the total volume of meat production at the expense of agricultural organizations. In January-February, enterprises increased production by 4.9% year-on-year to 1.5 million tons of meat in carcass weight (Fig. 1). We are talking about all the main types - poultry, pork, beef, lamb and goat meat. The main volume - 52% - falls on poultry meat, 42% - on pork, 6.3% - on beef, 0.1% - on mutton and goat meat. Rice. 1. Production of the main types of meat in agricultural organizations of Russia in January–February 2023 As of March 1, the number of cattle in the country as a whole totaled 17.7 million animals, which is 1% less than on the same date last year. The number of cows decreased by 0.4% to 7.8 million heads. Of this number of cows, 1.2 million belong to beef breeds, and about 3 million more are in personal subsidiary plots. Agricultural organizations keep 45% of the cattle population. Over the year, the number of animals in them ...

Source: Nspg