Russia: Pig production will reach 6.2 million tons by the end of 2024

Pig production in Russia on farms of all categories by the end of 2024 will be about 6.2 million tonnes. This was stated by Sergei Voskresensky, Director of the Department of Livestock and Production of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, at the 16th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Pig Breeding-2024. New Impetus for Development until 2030". As Voskresensky said, according to Rosstat, in 2023, the production of pigs for slaughter in live weight on farms of all categories was over 6 million tonnes. At the same time, in the period January-October 2024, the production of pigs for slaughter in live weight on pig farms amounted to over ...