April 6, 2012

Miratorg increases first-quarter pork production by 70%

Russia's largest pork and animal-feed producer, Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, had revealed the rise of pork and fodder output in the first quarter from the same period last year.

Pork production by so-called live weight, which includes skin and bones, climbed 70% to 57,909 metric tonnes, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.

Fodder production more than doubled to 163,370 tonnes and meat procession gained 2% to 33,000 tonnes.