Russia's pork production increased by 5% in 2022

The total increase in pork production in 2022 amounted to 5% or more than 200 thousand tons in carcass weight, said Yury Kovalev, General Director of the National Union of Pig Breeders, at the Agro Day agro-industrial conference organized by Kommersant Publishing House. According to him, last year the sectors of household plots and peasant farms showed a drop, where a negative trend has been developing for many years, due to demographic issues and the inability to ensure biosecurity against the backdrop of ASF spreading in Russia. At the same time, the industrial segment of pig breeding grew by 6.9%. Kovalev also said that it was not possible to increase pork exports in 2022. In those countries that are already open for export, Russia occupies a dominant position and it is impossible to increase the volume of export there. Therefore, an additional volume of 200 thousand tons put pressure on domestic prices. “We feared that they would drop by 10-15%, which would incur huge risks ...