Beef production in Russia is recovering

Beef production in RUSSIA is recovering. In the first half of the year, farms of all categories received 629 thousand tons in slaughter weight (1104 thousand tons in live weight) - 0.7% more than in the same period in 2022.

The country is dominated by industrial production of beef: 47.7% of the total output is provided by agricultural organizations, the share of peasant farms is 11.5%, and 40.8% of this type of MEAT is obtained from households.

it is in the industrial production segment that the most noticeable growth is observed (+4.2%, up to 300 thousand tons), farms also added (1.4%, up to 72.5 thousand tons). In the households, the situation is less favorable: in the first half of the year, the indicators decreased by 3.2%, to the level of 257 thousand tons.

By July 1, the total number of cattletotaled 18.2 million heads, which is 1.1% less than in the same period last year. The number of cows decreased by 0.7%, to 7.8 million heads. Agricultural enterprises maintain 44% of the livestock, over the year it slightly decreased (-0.6%) and now has 8 million 017 thousand. However, in some regions the dynamics is positive: in the South of the country, the livestock increased by 5% (+27.8 thousand). ), and in the North Caucasus grew by 1.7% (+4.4 thousand).

In January-June, the total volume of the beef market in the country amounted to 736 thousand tons in carcass weight, which is 1.5% less than the same period in 2022. At the same time, the share of imported products in the domestic market is 17% (for comparison: in January-June 2022 - 16%).

Average level of wholesale prices (in ruble terms) for domestic beefand by-products in Russia increased by 3.4% over the month, but decreased by 3.4% over the year. At the end of July, beef half-carcasses of domestic production were offered at 351.2 rubles per kilogram (+0.6% per month), while their cost increased by 18.1% over the year. The average price for trimming (80% lean) is 278.9 rubles (+3.9%; -10.0%), for tenderloin - 1042 rubles (+5%; -9.3%). Beef liver can be purchased at wholesale for 216.7 rubles per kilogram (+0.3%; -16.2%); heart fell to 207.4 rubles (-6.3%; -9.4%).