According to the Federal Customs Service, in January-August exports of meat and offal in value terms grew by almost a third (+ 32.3%) compared to the same period last year, to $ 261M. At the same time, supplies to foreign markets of more expensive products of deep processing are reduced . Thus, the export of sausages, ready-made and canned meat and meat by-products in eight months fell by 3.6% in annual terms, while imports increased by 2.2%.
In January-August, exports of meat and offal increased in almost all categories, with lamb showing the most significant rates. Its deliveries abroad in value terms increased by 37.3 times to $ 30.88M compared to $ 0.83M for the same period last year, and in physical terms - by 48.7 times. At the same time, it is necessary to note a small volume: 6.5K tons.
Nevertheless, the export of mutton not only exceeded the export of cattle meat, but also became comparable to the export of pork ($ 40.44M in the first eight months of this year), this dynamics is explained by the explosive growth in exports to Iran, which increased imports of mutton from Russia more than 70 times.
Among the reasons that limit the dynamics of Russian exports of meat and meat products, experts point out the problematic epizootic situation in the country, as well as the exchange rates of the main competing countries, Ukraine and Brazil, where the currency becomes cheaper, which makes products for importers more attractive. An important factor is also the passivity of Russian manufacturers in the promotion of new distribution channels for products abroad.
Based on piginfo.ru.
