Rosselkhoznadzor in 2023 records a record increase in the export of live cattle from Russia to foreign markets

Small cattle

Over the first 6 months of 2023, 80.6 were sent abroad from RUSSIA. thousand heads of small ruminants - 2 times more than for the same period in 2022, when this figure was 39.9 thousand heads.

Among the main importers of small cattle is Azerbaijan , which increased purchases 5 times this year to 53.9 thousand heads. For comparison, in the first half of 2022, the country purchased 10.3 thousand heads. Georgia also more than doubled its import of small and medium-sized raw materials from Russia.

Supplies of MRS to foreign markets began in 2019. Azerbaijan became the first major buyer. 4 years later, in 2022, Russia exported 49.3 thousand small cattle to 5 countries, including Jordan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan , Georgia and Lebanon.

Live pigs

In the first half of 2023, 80.1 thousand heads of pigs were exported, which is almost 2 times higher than the figure for the same period in 2022 (42.7 thousand).

The main importer of live pigs is Georgia, this country accounts for 82% of the total volume (65.5 thousand). Armenia became second in terms of the number of purchased animals this year, increasing imports by 5.6 times compared to the same period last year - from 2.5 thousand to 14.5 thousand animals.

Pig exports have increased 35 times over the past 5 years. If in 2018 3.1 thousand heads were sent to foreign markets, then in 2022 this figure was equal to 109.5 thousand heads.

Cattle

In January-June 2023, 13.6 thousand heads of cattle were sent to world markets , which is comparable to the volumes of the same period in 2022 - 13 thousand heads. 

The main buyer of Russian cattle this year is Azerbaijan (59% of the total volume). 24% of all supplies come from Kazakhstan .

For information

The supply of live cattle to world markets is increasing annually. For comparison, 5 years ago, in 2018, Russia exported only 13.3 thousand heads of animals from Russia, most of which were cattle . MRS was not supplied to foreign markets. EXPORT of pigs did not exceed 3.1 thousand heads.