Penza region is the leader in meat production in the Volga region
The Volga Federal District traditionally ranks second, after the Central, in terms of live weight of livestock and poultry produced for slaughter.
This year, the leader of the Volga region in this indicator was the Penza region.
According to the state statistics service of the Penza region, the number of cattle amounted to about 147.6 thousand heads (as of 10/1/21), and this figure has decreased over the past month, and if compared with the same indicator last year, it has decreased even more more significantly. Therefore, the potential for development and increase in the number of cattle exists.
The number of livestock and poultry in farms of all categories
As of October 1, 2021, thousand heads
1.10.2021 in % to:
01.09.2021
01.10.2020
Cattle
147.6
99.7
89.7
including cows
60.3
100.3
88.5
Pigs
264.6
98.2
80.6
Sheep and goats
87.8
97.2
85.8
Bird
14,362.1
98.1
102.2
The number of cows occupies less than half of the number of cattle in the region and is about 60.3 thousand heads. The number of pigs and sheep also decreased both relative to the previous month and relative to the same period last year. Growth is observed in the increase in the number of poultry relative to the previous year. In total, the number of poultry in all farms of the Penza region amounted to 14,362.1 thousand heads.
As reported in the report on the socio-economic situation of the Penza region: by the beginning of October 2021. households and farmers accounted for 54.6% of cattle, 18.3 - pigs, 94.3% - sheep and goats (by the beginning of October 2020, respectively, 62.6%; 18.0; 94.3 %).
As of October 1, 2021 number of cattle in large, medium, small agricultural organizations (including micro-enterprises) excluding subsidiary farms and agricultural consumer cooperatives compared to October 1, 2020 increased by 5.6 thousand heads (+ 9.3%); poultry - by 633.1 thousand heads (+ 5.1%); pigs decreased by 52.3 thousand heads (- 19.5%); sheep - by 0.6 thousand heads (-11.5%). By early October 2021 compared to the same date in 2020. the number of cattle decreased in the farms of 13 districts, including cows - in the farms of 11 districts; pigs - in the farms of Zemetchinsky, Kuznetsky, Mokshansky, Penza and Serdobsky regions.
Production of the main types of livestock products in farms of all categories
January-September 2021
January-September 2021 in % of January-September 2020
MEAT (cattle and poultry for slaughter in live weight), tons
311 211
100.1
MILK , tons
297 222
99.3
Eggs, thousand pieces
213 995
90.6
At the same time, indicators of meat production in farms of all categories show an increase, albeit insignificant.
The households and farmers account for only 5.2% of meat production from its total volume. January-September 2021 compared to January-September 2020. in large, medium, small agricultural organizations (including micro-enterprises), excluding subsidiary farms and agricultural consumer cooperatives, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter in live weight increased by 1.4 thousand tons (+0.5%), milk - by 33, 5 thousand tons (+ 21.9%), eggs - by 7.1 million pieces. (+7.0%). (Report on the socio-economic situation of the Penza region in January-September 2021).
This year, Europe's largest plant for deep processing of turkey meat was opened in the Penza region. In the region, much attention is paid to the development of agricultural production, especially poultry farming. The production technologies at the new plant are characterized by a high degree of automation and robotization of processes, which makes it possible to ensure high quality and a wide range of products.
Also, four new agricultural projects are planned for implementation in the region to create farms and an irrigation system using wastewater from livestock complexes.
The introduction of modern technologies in the production of agricultural products allows the Penza region to be among the leaders in the production of meat in the Volga region.