This year, pork production will increase by at least 300,000 tons in Russia

This year, pork production in Russia has grown, and the pace has increased from quarter to quarter. If in the first quarter the output of pig products increased by 5.8%, then in the second it amounted to 8.4%, and in the third - 9.3%. Such data during the XIV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Pig Breeding-2022. Flexibility to challenges is the path to sustainability and development,” said Yury Kovalev, General Director of the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS). At the end of the year, the NSS predicts an increase in the production of pig products by 8% or 350 thousand tons in agricultural enterprises. “Taking into account the reduction in pork output in household plots by 50,000 tons, an additional volume of 300,000 tons of pork in live weight is guaranteed to the market,” Kovalev emphasized. He noted that one of the key success factors for pig farmers was the ability to adapt to new realities, especially in the first half of this year. New ones have been added ...