Comparative data on pork production in Russia and in the world
https://doi.org/10.52419/issn2072-2419.2025.1.171
Abstract
Pork is one of the key elements of the human "meat diet" and is produced in increasing volumes both in Russia and worldwide. Data on global pork production (WP), in particular for 2022–2023, according to FAO (FAOSTAT 122.989–124.668 million tons) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA 114.62–116.30 million tons) estimates differ significantly, as do many other countries, with the exception of the USA. For example, pork production in China, which accounts for almost half of the worlds, for 2022–2023 is estimated at 56.340–58.867 million tons (FAOSTAT) and 55.410–56.500 million tons (USDA). A detailed assessment of such data for the top ten countries in the world is the main objective of this review. It is important not only that Russia today shares 3rd and 4th places in the world in pork production with Brazil, but also that Russia's share in the global pork production volume is constantly increasing (from 3.2% to 3.8% from 2018 to 2023), which indicates that pork production in the Russian Federation is growing faster than global growth. This growth, both in the number of pigs and in the production of products in the Russian Federation, is mainly (92%) provided by "agricultural organizations", and the share of farms (peasant) and the population in total amounts to no more than 8% (ROSSTAT) in recent years. Thus, in 2023, "... production in agricultural organizations, according to preliminary estimates, increased by 6.1% ..." (Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation). This significant growth in pork production is one of the main drivers determining the positive dynamics in all domestic animal husbandry.
Keywords
analysis of pork production,
pig farming,
livestock farming,
ROSSTAT and FAO,
national statistical agencies
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation, grant No. 20-16-00032-P (agreement No. 20-16-00032-P dated 05.15.2023) https://rscf.ru/project/20-16-00032/.
About the Author
S. Yu. Zaitsev
Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L.K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zaitsev S. Yu. – D.S. in Chemistry, D.S. in Biology, leading researcher
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Zaitsev S.Yu. Comparative data on pork production in Russia and in the world. International Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2025;(1):171-179. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52419/issn2072-2419.2025.1.171
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