A billion chicken eggs were produced in the Ryazan region in 2021

More than a billion chicken eggs were produced in farms of all forms of ownership in the Ryazan region in 2021 - 4.5% more than in 2020, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported on February 18.

In 2021, a total of 1,013.9 million chicken eggs were produced in the Ryazan region. Of these, agricultural enterprises produced 960.7 million eggs - 5% more than in the previous year.

The main producer is AO Okskoe of the Ryazan region, which is one of the largest Russian enterprises of this profile. The enterprise continues to expand production - an egg store is being built and three new poultry houses for laying hens for 256 thousand heads each.

Egg production has been increasing in the region for several years in a row. Over the previous three years (2018–2020), the growth was 25.9%. A chicken egg from the Ryazan region is sold in many regions of RUSSIA, but the main sales market is Moscow and the Moscow region.