Exports of pork and pork fat from Russia's Republic Buryatia have seen a significant increase in 2020, with volume reaching 1.1 thousand tons valued at $2.4 million by September 20. The majority of the exports, accounting for 96.8% of the total, were pork shipments to Mongolia. The Sibagro pig farm was the primary contributor to these exports. As of August 2020, the region had seen an 8.4% increase in the number of pigs, reaching 144.6 thousand, and there was a 2.9% increase in the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter, totaling 18.1 thousand tons from January to June 2020.