Russia's pork production is growing beyond industrial towards self-sufficiency and beyond 4 years ago Russia was instructed per year with a growing tendency on the import of pork at a height of rd 1 million tonnes. DreiViertel of which came from the EU Member States. The import lock imposed from 2014 has pushed back the annual imports of 400,000 tonnes. At the same time demand fell temporarily significantly due to higher prices and declining income. The demand reduction was a result of the fallen crude oil price which is crucial for economic prosperity to Russia. For 2017 is expected back with the same level as before the import lock. Government, 2006 significant funding were provided since the year to promote the pork production in the country. The long-term objective is self-sufficiency on the basis of the existing more than adequate grain supply at the latest until 2020 The Russian production of pork has doubled in the last 10 years. For the year 2016, extrapolating with a pork production amounting to over 3 million or 9.3% more than in the previous year. However, not yet extends it to self-sufficiency. The Russian pig farming can be divided into 2 categories. One is the traditional backyard attitude, which was until 2005 a share of 70%. Today the percentage to 20% should be shrunk and assert themselves mainly in the large expanses of Russia. The industrial pig farms in different combinations by feed deployment on the breeding and fattening to slaughter and cutting is proceeding with government support. The their capacity of 4 years have to 10 largest companies of pigs that 2,5 times increased and have about 30% of the Russian pork market. In the next 10 years, the 20 largest companies will deny approximately 75% of the production. For the years after 2020 will be intensified exports mainly towards China. Recently, the efforts were strengthened while, but African swine fever in the country repeatedly leads to massive setbacks. The weak ruble exchange rate provides Furthermore for expensive imports of protein, mineral feed and other food additives. On the demand side no longer growing population of 147 million stand together about as big as Germany and France. In Moscow alone, people live about 12 Mio. Per capita consumption of pork is beit 32 kg and has been stagnant for several years. High pork prices has helped that increasingly is resorted on the cheaper Gefügelfleisch. High pork prices above from €2 / kg are urgently needed to enable the high investment costs and others with a repayment period of loans by usual 8 years. Cheap private energy feed will be partially offset by expensive protein feed and low feed conversion. The work productivity can often to be desired. And not zletzt is pointing to the wide and difficult in the winter paths from the production to the consumption centres. The infrastructures are just different than in Western Europe.
