Russia: In January, Bashkir agricultural organizations increased the production of pigs for slaughter by 17.2%

Overall, livestock and poultry production for slaughter increased by 4.1% According to Rosstat, in January 2024, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter (in live weight) in agricultural organizations of the Republic of Bashkortostan increased by 4.1% compared to the level of the same period in 2023, amounting to 21.7 thousand tons. According to this indicator, the region ranks fifth in the Volga Federal District, behind the Penza region (37.4 thousand tons), the republics of Mordovia (35.0 thousand tons), Mari El (30.5 thousand tons) and Tatarstan (27.0 thousand tons) ). The volume of production of pigs for slaughter in live weight during the reporting period amounted to 10.5 thousand tons - 17.2% more than a year earlier. This growth is associated with the achievement of design capacity in 2023 by two pig-breeding complexes in the Belebeyevsky and Alsheevsky districts. Cattle production for slaughter in live weight decreased by 0.4%, to 2.3 thousand tons. Poultry ...