Wholesale prices for Russian pork fell by 7% in five months

Yury Kovalev, General DIRECTOR of the NSS , spoke about the dynamics of prices in the wholesale link today at the plenary meeting of the international exhibition MAP RUSSIA & VIV 2023 . He clarified that in 2022, pork fell in price by 6% year on year, and in January-May 2023 - by another 7%. And the decline in prices has become a stimulus for the growth of MEAT consumption in Russia.

In general, the annual per capita meat consumption is currently estimated at 78.9 kilograms, where about 38% (30 kilograms) falls on pork, and the HEAD of the professional association considers its affordable price to be the main social achievement of the industry.