54% of livestock exports from Russia are sent to Kazakhstan

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 ...