Russia: Imports of meat and meat products through the port of Saint Petersburg increased by 9% in 2024

Imports of meat and meat products arriving through the Big Port of St. Petersburg increased by 9% in 2024 compared to 2023, the head of the North-West Interregional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor Oleg Emtsev reported at a TASS press conference. "If we talk about the total receipt of livestock cargo through the Big Port of St. Petersburg compared to 2023, then in 2023, 488 thousand tons were received. Here, all products of animal origin - dairy, fish, feed and feed additives. This year - 479 thousand tons. But, summing up, we just note the statistics that we receive more meat products. <…> Our imports of meat and meat products increased by 9%," he said. A total of 168.2 thousand tons of meat and meat products have arrived through the port since the beginning of the year. Most of this volume is beef and beef by-products - 141.1 thousand tons. In second place in terms of import volume is poultry meat - 12.5 thousand tons, in third place is buffalo meat from India - 7.5 thousand ...