09.07.2025, 12:46
Pork prices have risen sharply in Russia
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS By the beginning of July 2025, the average wholesale price of pork half carcass in Russia increased by 30 percent compared to the same period in 2024 and reached 215 rubles per kilogram. The sharp rise in price of this type of meat products in the country is reported by Kommersant, citing data from the research company NTech.
By this time, the average price of ham had increased by 19 percent, to 292 rubles per kilogram, carbonade — by 12 percent, to 320 rubles, and brisket — by 22 percent, to 250 rubles, experts said.
Such dynamics are recorded despite the growth of pork production. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, by the end of 2024, a total of 6.3 million tons of pigs were slaughtered in Russia (plus 3.6 percent compared to the level of 2023). At the beginning of 2025, the figure turned out to be close to last year's figure - about 2.4 million tons from January to May inclusive.
Analysts attribute the sharp rise in the price of pork products in the Russian Federation to a number of factors. Konstantin Korneev, head of the agricultural consulting company Rincon Management, attributed high inflation and rising costs of domestic producers to the main reasons. Dmitry Rylko, Director General of the Institute of Agricultural Market Studies, attributed the price increase to an imbalance of supply and demand. The first indicator, he said, remains at a high level, while the range in the domestic market remains limited. The head of the National Meat Association, Sergey Yushin, in turn, suggested that the rise in price of commercial pigs in Russia could be caused by a slight decrease in livestock. At the end of 2024, there were a total of 27.8 million pigs in the country, which is 1.6 percent less than a year earlier.
Prior to that, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of Primorye, Andrei Bronts, spoke about the equalized cost of chicken and pork meat. According to official statistics, as of December 23, 2024, pork (except boneless meat) rose in price in Russia by 5.75 percent year-on-year, and chilled and frozen chickens fell in price by 1.3 percent. The increase in prices for the first type of meat could contribute, among other things, to a sharp increase in exports against the background of limited supply on the domestic market.
By this time, the average price of ham had increased by 19 percent, to 292 rubles per kilogram, carbonade — by 12 percent, to 320 rubles, and brisket — by 22 percent, to 250 rubles, experts said.
Such dynamics are recorded despite the growth of pork production. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, by the end of 2024, a total of 6.3 million tons of pigs were slaughtered in Russia (plus 3.6 percent compared to the level of 2023). At the beginning of 2025, the figure turned out to be close to last year's figure - about 2.4 million tons from January to May inclusive.
Analysts attribute the sharp rise in the price of pork products in the Russian Federation to a number of factors. Konstantin Korneev, head of the agricultural consulting company Rincon Management, attributed high inflation and rising costs of domestic producers to the main reasons. Dmitry Rylko, Director General of the Institute of Agricultural Market Studies, attributed the price increase to an imbalance of supply and demand. The first indicator, he said, remains at a high level, while the range in the domestic market remains limited. The head of the National Meat Association, Sergey Yushin, in turn, suggested that the rise in price of commercial pigs in Russia could be caused by a slight decrease in livestock. At the end of 2024, there were a total of 27.8 million pigs in the country, which is 1.6 percent less than a year earlier.
Prior to that, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of Primorye, Andrei Bronts, spoke about the equalized cost of chicken and pork meat. According to official statistics, as of December 23, 2024, pork (except boneless meat) rose in price in Russia by 5.75 percent year-on-year, and chilled and frozen chickens fell in price by 1.3 percent. The increase in prices for the first type of meat could contribute, among other things, to a sharp increase in exports against the background of limited supply on the domestic market.
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