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Russian Pork Production Forecast To Rise, Beef Production To Fall

Russian production of meat is forecast to remain stable in 2005 as 3 percent growth in pork output offsets a drop of 4 percent in beef, according to a Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) online report. The Russian beef herd is forecast to continue its decline as it deals with the consequences of high slaughter rates in 2003/04 that severely diminished herd size. Russian imports are not forecast to completely fill tariff rate quota (TRQ) levels on pork or beef due mainly to problems in Russia's administration of the measures in Q1 2004.

Russia                                                                                           

Russian Pork Production Forecast To Rise, Beef Production To Fall

Russian production of meat is forecast to remain stable in 2005 as 3 percent growth in pork output offsets a drop of 4 percent in beef, according to a Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) online report. The Russian beef herd is forecast to continue its decline as it deals with the consequences of high slaughter rates in 2003/04 that severely diminished herd size. Russian imports are not forecast to completely fill tariff rate quota (TRQ) levels on pork or beef due mainly to problems in Russia's administration of the measures in Q1 2004.