54% of livestock exports from Russia are sent to Kazakhstan

Published 2021년 5월 17일

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In the first four months of 2021, Russia has seen a significant increase in livestock exports, with a 2.6-fold increase in cattle and a 1.5-fold increase in pigs compared to the same period in 2020. Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan were the main importers of cattle, while Georgia was the main importer of pigs. Over the past four years, there has been a 155% increase in cattle exports and a 15-fold increase in pig exports. Russia's agricultural export agency, Rosselkhoznadzor, is actively working to expand livestock export markets and has recently obtained access to the Iranian market for breeding cattle and the Iraqi market for calves for slaughter. The article also mentions ongoing negotiations for veterinary certificates for cattle exports to Benin and small ruminant exports to Israel.

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The volume of livestock exports from Russia to foreign markets increased significantly in 2021, according to the press service of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor). Thus, the supply of cattle (cattle) increased in 2021 by 2.6 times, and pigs - by 1.5 times compared to the same period last year. According to Rosselkhoznadzor data, in January-April 2021, 8.6 thousand heads of cattle were sent to world markets - 2.6 times more than in the same period of 2020 (3.3 thousand heads). It is noted that Kazakhstan became the main buyer this year, where 54% of the products were shipped. 22% of cattle were supplied to Kyrgyzstan, and 18% to Uzbekistan. As emphasized in the supervisory department, over the past 4 years, the volume of cattle supplies to foreign markets increased by 155%: if in 2017 14.5 thousand heads of cattle were exported, then in 2020 - already 37.1 thousand heads. It is also specified that in the first 4 months of this ...

Source: Agrosektor