Pork market in Russia: state and trends

Issue № 2, 2022, article № 6, pages 42-49

Section: Economics of agribusiness sectors

Language: Russian

Original language title: РЫНОК СВИНИНЫ В РОССИИ: СОСТОЯНИЕ И ТЕНДЕНЦИИ РАЗВИТИЯ

Keywords: PORK PRODUCTION GROWTH, PORK MARKET SATURATION, PORK EXPORTS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, CONSUMPTION, PRICE

Abstract: The livestock industry, along with other agricultural markets, shows a positive trend in production. The development of the meat market is impossible without the balanced development of all its subjects. The main subject of the meat market are producers of meat raw materials. The increase in production was essential for the further utilization of processing capacity and for meeting the needs of the population for such a strategically important food product for human life as meat. Pork is in second place among the meat consumed by Russians. The work is devoted to the analysis of the modern conditions of the domestic pork market. The article contains a comprehensive analysis of the pig breeding industry. First of all, the authors grouped the main indicators of the domestic pork market, which are its guidelines for the medium term. The shares of the top 10 pork producing regions in the Russian Federation in 2020 are displayed. The following trends are stated: the growth of the market volume and per capita consumption of pork, an increase in the level of self-sufficiency of pork, an increase in the volume of pork exports, a decrease in pork imports, high volatility in pork prices, an increase in the cost of compound feed. It is noted that an important reserve for saturation of the meat and meat products market is the optimization of the territorial and sectoral placement of meat processing enterprises, the strengthening of the feed base, and the improvement of genetic potential.

Authors: Popova Elena Aleksandrovna, Polunina Natalia IUrevna, Zaitseva Elena Alekseevna