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According to the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the production of pigs to be slaughtered rose by 5.4% and reached 1.37 million tonnes of live weight, whilst in the case of fowl, the increase was 3.6%, with a total of 2.1 million tonnes. At the same time, the production of cattle to be slaughtered dropped by 1%, and that of lambs and goats by 0.9%.
As of May 1st 2017, the pig census reached 23.2 million heads (+1.2%).
Thursday, 18 May 2017/ Ministry of Agriculture/ Russia.
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