In agricultural organizations, the production of livestock and poultry (in live weight) amounted to 2 738,3 thousand tons, which is 7.0% above the comparable period in 2017, including KRS – 231,3 thousand tons (+4,9%); pigs – 960,1 thousand tons (+12.1 per cent); poultry meat – 1 537,8 thousand tons (+4.4 per cent).

According to operational data departmental weekly monitoring the price situation on food market average price of agricultural producers of the Russian Federation on 17.05.2018 of beef half-carcasses amounted to 203,60 thousand RUB/t (+0,2% over the week, and 1.0% by the end of December 2017), pork half – carcasses- 151,90 thousand RUB/t (+0,5% over the week, +1.2% to end December 2017), poultry – 94,68 thousand RUB/ton (+0.7% over the week, down 2.2% by the end of December 2017).

According to Rosstat, industrial production of meat in January-March 2018 made 572,7 thousand tons (7.2% more than the same period of 2017), meat, meat-containing, chilled, frozen – 742,9 thousand tons (3.8% more), sausage products, including sausage products for baby food – 512,5 thousand tons (0.5% less) and canned meat (meat-containing), including canned baby food – 121,3 million bottles. (0.5% more).

Average consumer prices for 14.05.2018 made:

beef – 322,29 RUB/kg (0,0%, +0.2% from the beginning of 2018);

pork – 253,52 RUB/kg (+0,2% over the week, -1.2% from the beginning of 2018);

poultry – 121,95 RUB/kg (0,0%, and 2.8% from the beginning of 2018).

According to operative data of the Federal customs service of Russia (excluding trade with EAEU countries), shipments in the current year (as of 13.05.2018) of imported beef decreased by 1.2% compared to the same period of 2017 and was 63.7 thousand tons, pork – by 4.3% to 20.5 thousand tons and poultry - by 1.3% to 24.0 thousand tons.

As of may 13, 2018 average contract prices compared to the same period last year higher for beef – by 15.1% and amounted to 3 695,4 million./t (or 228,1 thousand RUB/t), pork – by 0.4% and amounted to 2 761,1$./t (or 170,5 thousand RUB/t), poultry – by 10.0% and amounted to 1 725,7 million./tons (106,5 thousand rbl./t).

According to operative data of the Federal customs service of Russia (excluding trade with the countries of the EEU) in the current year (as of 13.05.2018) beef exports increased 1.7 times compared to the same period of 2017 and made up 0.7 thousand tons, pork – by 1.4 times to 27.7 thousand tons, poultry – by 1.3 times and reached 49.2 thousand tons, the Main consumer countries are the Ukraine, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Iran, UAE.

In foreign countries in the past week prices have not changed for poultry meat ($826,9. US $ /tonne) decreased for pork by 1.1% (1 397,0 € /t) and for beef by 0.6% (3 774,6$. US $ /tonne).