Meat imports continued to decline in September

In mid-September of this year, prices for beef production category I was an average of 185.4 rubles per kilogram, an increase in two weeks by 0.8%.

According FGBU " Specialized Center Accounting in agriculture" , the price of beef below the same period last year to 0,9%.

Prices of pork Category II were at the level of 150.8 rub. / kg ( +1.0 % for 2 weeks , 7.1% by 2012) . Chicken went up by 1.3% in two weeks , and compared to last year - has fallen in price by 3.5 % - to 88.1 rub. / Kg.

consumer prices for beef category I made ​​267 rub. / kg ( +0.4 % in two weeks, -2.8 % over the same period last year) , pork II category - 230.3 rub. / kg ( +0.8 % in two weeks , -5.0 % in 2012 ) chicken - 113.3 rub. / kg ( +0.1 % for 2 weeks , -5.3 % in 2012 ) .

production of livestock and poultry from the beginning of the year increased in all three types of products : Cattle - 1.3% , pork - by 28.8 % , poultry - by 6.2%. Total produced livestock and poultry 5,259,700,000 tonnes of live weight .

As of 11.09.2013 , the volume of imports of beef to Russia since the beginning of the year without data on trade with the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to 358.2 thousand tons , which is lower than the same period last year to 17.4 %. Pork imports amounted to 400.9 thousand tons ( -14.0 %) , chicken - 289.7 thousand tons ( -1.6 %). In September, the country imported beef - 13.5 thousand tons of pork - 20.0 thousand tons of poultry meat - 8.9 thousand tons.

According to the forecast of Economic Development, the growth of production of pork and poultry meat in Russia in 2016 could lead to a reduction in the share of imports by 5% for these types of products in relation to 2012 . Pork imports could fall over this period from 25.8 % to 20 % , poultry - from 12.7 % to 8 %.

world prices for meat production in carcass weight in the major exporting countries were moving in different directions. Observed a slight increase in prices for this type of product. Maximum increase in prices was recorded last week in Brazil ( by 4.5 % - to 3,3 USD / kg). The EU beef prices increased by 1.1 % - to 5,8 USD / kg . In Canada, pork prices dropped by more than 2% - to 1,8 USD / kg, in the EU, on the contrary, increased by 2.9 % - to 2,6 USD / kg . World prices for poultry meat last week did not change significantly .

As of September 27, 2013 October futures for cattle on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME ) to close at 2,820 USD / m ( +0.7 % for the week ) , December - at 2904 USD / t ( 0 6% per week) . The October lean hog futures closed at 2046 USD / t (+0.5 % for the week ) , December - at 1936 USD / t (-0.1 % for the week ) . October futures for cattle fattening to close at 3,608 USD / m ( +3.8 % for the week ) , December - at 3718 USD / t ( +3.8 % for the week ) .