How Russia’s pig breeders overcame the embargo

The Russian pig industry has managed to overcome the trade embargo with both the United States and the European Union by expanding its total amount of breeding animals. Data by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reveal that the number of purebred breeding farms grew from 117 in 2013 to nearly 150 in 2016. The overall growth of the pedigree herd grew from 84,000 head to 107,000 head in that same timeframe. Share of pedigree sows According to a study by Ivan Dunin, chief specialist of Russian Res