
Sheep and goat production increased by 16.2% over the period, amounting to 8.5 thousand tons. The leaders in terms of beef cattle production are traditionally the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, namely Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia, where each republic produced over 2 thousand tons of sheep and goats in live weight.
The Belgorod Region showed the highest result in poultry production - 249.1 thousand tons. In general, 2.25 million tons of poultry have been produced in RUSSIA since the beginning of the year, which is 3.4% more than last year. In addition, the volume of chicken egg production increased and reached approximately 13.1 billion pieces, which is 5.5% more than in 2024. The largest number of eggs was produced in the Leningrad Region - about 1.2 billion pieces.
A wide range of government support measures is provided for the further development of livestock farming, including preferential loans and direct financial assistance at both the federal and regional levels.