April poultry output increased 15%, in Russia

//25 May 2012 Russia’s poultry production rose in April to 280,000 tonnes, an increase of 15%, compared with a year earlier, Bloomberg reports. Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service Rosstat announced: •Pork production rose by 11%: 75,000 tonnes. •Beef output fell 8.7%: 12,800 tonnes. •Production of all meats and byproducts, excluding poultry, gained 5.4 %: 104,000 tonnes. •Production of cattle and poultry in so-called live weight, which includes meat, bones and byproducts, increased 9.1%: 800,000 tons. Source: Bloomberg