At the same time, MILK production for the reporting period decreased by 3.9% - to 158.9 thousand tons.
Eggs in the farms of the region last year produced 58.1 million pieces, which is 5.1% more than a year earlier.
As of December 31, 2009, farms of all categories in the Oryol region kept 149.2 thousand heads of cattle (an increase of 6.5%), including 43.3 thousand cows. (a decrease of 1.5%), pigs - 1.1 million heads (an increase of 34.1%), sheep and goats - 43.3 thousand heads (a decrease of 11.2%), poultry - 2.6 million heads (growth by 6.3%).