At the same time, the volume of MILK production in the region decreased by 3.1%, and egg production decreased by 38.6%. At the end of September 2024 , the number of cattle amounted to 346.7 thousand heads, which corresponds to a decrease of 1.9% compared to the same period in 2023. The number of pigs , on the contrary, increased by 0.5% and reached 2 million 79.7 thousand heads, and the number of sheep and goats decreased by 3.4% to 11.8 thousand heads.