In Russia, the growing domestic consumption of poultry meat

In the first half of 2013 in Russia increased consumption of poultry meat.

estimated IAA "IMIT" consumption of this type of meat in the first six months of this year was 13.2 kg per capita. For comparison, the consumption in the same period last year was 12.5 kg. The popularity of this type of meat in this country is growing, primarily due to growth in supply from domestic poultry. The volume of production of poultry meat in agricultural Russia in I half of 2013 grew by 6.7% in relation to the I half of 2012 to 1 679.2 thousand tons in carcass weight.

The volume of supply of imported products in the first six months of this year, exactly corresponds to the volume of imports in the I half of 2012. In January-June 2013 imports of poultry meat in Russia amounted to about 241 thousand tons, only 0.1% less than was delivered in January-June 2012. It should be noted that imports from the Republic of Belarus in the framework of a given volume increased by 17% to 7.3 million tonn.Odnako by increasing domestic production of self-sufficiency in this type of meat in our country has increased.

note that the share of domestic poultry on the Russian domestic market during the period increased from 86.5% to 87.3%. The total market for poultry meat in Russia in I half of 2013 amounted to 1,898.2 tonnes. This is 6.1% or 108.8 thousand tons more than the volume of the market in the I half of 2012.