Pig-breeding in Russia grew by 12.5 percent

In the first nine months of this year, farms of all categories produced 2,454 tons of pigs for slaughter in live weight.

rate this year by 12.5 % (or 272 tons ) than last year . The high growth rate provided commissioned at the end of last year, new facilities, as well as a set of measures to reduce imports.

demonstrated the highest rates of the Central Federal District. Here are concentrated 46 % of the total Russian production of all categories of farms . Total production in the area in January- September totaled 1,132 thousand tons of pig (live weight ) , the rate of growth compared to last year, the highest - 35 % , or 295,700 tons.

high growth rates in the Central Federal District eliminates the negative trend in the Southern District . Frequent outbreaks of African swine fever in the area led to the closure of many farms . As a result, from January to September 2013 produced about 163 thousand tons , up 23.7 % ( 132 thousand tons) a year earlier .

In other districts the following figures . Volga District , compared to the same period in 2012 increased its production by 15,000 tons ( 458.3 tonnes in live weight ) in Siberian District figure rose to 31,000 tons (up to 340.4 thousand tons), in the Urals Federal District - 25 thousand tons (up to 143.4 thousand tons), in the North- West Federal District - 14.1 thousand tons (up 62.5 tons), and even in the Far Eastern Federal District - 0.8 million tons to (102.6 thousand tons).