Beef cattle breeding in Russia will not develop in the coming years

Published 2022년 5월 24일

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The General Director of the National Union of Beef Producers in Russia, Roman Kostyuk, has expressed that he does not foresee any significant development in the country's specialized beef cattle breeding within the next 30 years. He attributes this to the optimization of farms, the destruction of small farms, and the decrease in the number of cows due to an increase in milk production. Kostyuk suggests separating production processes and building a cooperative business model to optimize production and bring in profit. He also emphasizes the lack of infrastructure for the sale of live cattle in Russia and suggests that a single digital exchange for trading in farm animals, to be launched on May 26 with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Russia, could facilitate the development of cattle breeding in the country.

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Specialized beef cattle breeding in Russia is not developed, and in the next 30 years it will not develop, no matter how much effort is made. Roman Kostyuk, General Director of the National Union of Beef Producers, voiced this opinion during the Russian Meat & Feed Industry 2022 conference of Agroinvestor. According to him, the resource of beef in the Russian market last year was at the level of 1.66 million tons, which is 33 thousand tons less than in 2020. At the same time, imports of beef into the country amounted to about 310 thousand tons, which in the countdown exceeds 2 million cows. At the same time, in Russia in 2021, the number of cows decreased by 1.9% to 7.7 million animals. “There is no chance for a change in beef production in Russia due to the optimization of holdings, the destruction of small farms and the growth of milk production with the goal of “more milk and fewer cows,” Kostyuk said. Now, in order to optimize production, according to Kostyuk, it is necessary ...

Source: AgroInvestor