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Russian pig breeding up 6%
Pig breeding in Russia has risen by approximately 6% in the period between
January and September.
This message was stated by agricultural minister Alexei Gordeyev. He said
altogether Russia's meat production grew by 4%, about 5,700 tonnes, of which the
pig rates were among the best. Major pig breeding farms even increased
production by 12.5%.
The leading meat producing regions are the Belgorod, Lipetsk, Penza and
Moscow regions and the Krasnodar territory.
Faster development
Faster livestock farming development is one of the aims of
the agro-industrial complex development national project. It is expected to push
up the production of meat by 7% over a two-year period.
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