The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation announced a stable situation with meat prices

The increase in production contributes to maintaining stable prices for MEAT in RUSSIA, follows from the message of the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the ministry, pork prices from producers even decreased by 3.6% (data as of February 23). The cost of chicken meat from producers decreased by 0.9%.

The ministry noted that Russian livestock breeders show a constant increase in the production of meat and MILK, fully provide the Russian market with the main types of meat products and supply a significant part of dairy products.

“In the current year, according to the department, the positive dynamics will continue,” the Ministry of Agriculture added.

According to the data for January 2022, the country's agricultural enterprises increased the production of poultry and livestock in slaughter weight compared to January 2021 by 7.8%. In January, poultry and livestock production amounted to 997.8 thousand tons. Moreover, in pig breeding, the indicator increased by 6.1%, in cattle - by 7.1%, and in poultry - by 9.4%. Milk production in January 2022 reached 1.53 million tons (+2.5%). Eggs, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, produced 2.77 billion pieces (+2.1%).