The brand "Astrakhan mutton" in Russia is planned to be registered in 2021
Mutton
Russia
Published Nov 13, 2020
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ASTRAKHAN, November 11. / TASS /. The authorities of the Astrakhan region plan to register with Rospatent and brand lamb produced in the region at the beginning of next year, the Minister of Agriculture of the Astrakhan region Ruslan Pashayev told TASS. “We are planning to brand the Astrakhan mutton, we have it great. It is in demand not only in Russia, it is well exported. We plan this before the end of this year or early next year, ”Pashayev said.
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In the Astrakhan region, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, the number of sheep is about 1.5 million heads. Basically, these are sheep of the Edilbay breed, which, due to the climatic conditions of the region, acquire a special taste of meat. “Our sheep have tender meat. This breed needs space, and in the Astrakhan steppes they gain weight well, ”the regional agriculture ministry told TASS. For 9 months of this year, the volume of production of sheep and goat meat in the Astrakhan region in slaughter weight amounted to almost 10 thousand tons. The increase to the level of the same period last year was 0.6%. By the end of 2020, it is planned to produce about 3.5 thousand tons more. About export The demand of the Astrakhan region for mutton is estimated at 3.5 thousand tons, the remaining products are sent by local farmers to Stavropol, Dagestan and the regions of the Central Federal District. In addition, meat is exported to Iran, Qatar, Jordan. Earlier, the ...
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