Covid-19 impact on the resource provision of poultry and cattle production

Issue № 2, 2021, article № 5, pages 38-46

Section: Economics of agribusiness sectors

Language: Russian

Original language title: ВЛИЯНИЕ COVID-19 НА РЕСУРСНОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА МЯСА ПТИЦЫ И ГОВЯДИНЫ В РФ

Keywords: IMPORT OF RESOURCES, PANDEMIC, IMPORT OF EQUIPMENT, IMPORT OF FEED ADDITIVES, IMPORT OF GENETIC MATERIAL, MEAT MARKET, POULTRY MEAT, BEEF

Abstract: The crisis state of world markets caused by the pandemic negatively affects the domestic production of Russian manufacturers of equipment, feed, feed additives and genetic material. The dependence of the leading meat sub-sectors of the Russian Federation on imports remains. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of the pandemic effect on the situation with import substitution of resources necessary for conducting profitable production in poultry, beef cattle and meat processing, as well as to develop recommendations and proposals aimed at improving relations with resource suppliers in conditions of limited import supplies. Materials on the implementation of state support programs, scientific and industry publications, data from the state statistics Committee, and Internet resources were used. Methods of economic analysis and generalization, processing of time series of statistical indicators, comparative analysis, etc. were used. The study data were obtained testifying to the active, but still insufficient process of substitution of import of equipment and feed additives of Russian production, the different meat sub-sectors 70‰ materials and equipment, especially when packing for retail customers, are procured from foreign suppliers. There is also an extremely high dependence on imported genetic material-at the moment, about 80 ‰ of the seed comes from abroad. There is a tendency for individual agricultural holdings to create their own resource feed and genetic base in the absence of a purposeful state policy in the field of genetics based on common goals and standards. Recommendations have been prepared to overcome the current situation in poultry and beef cattle breeding. In the meat and poultry industry, it is necessary to establish breeding and genetic centers, establish ancestral farms in Russia by foreign suppliers, adopt state development programs aimed at restoring the biological and pharmaceutical industries, and encourage the preferential export of soy oil, which will increase the supply of soy meal to domestic feed production. In beef cattle breeding, it is necessary to create a powerful domestic herd of specialized meat breeds in the amount of at least 3.0-3.5 million heads, the development of the breeding base should be accompanied by the use of intensive technologies for breeding meat cattle, it is necessary to use population genetics methods when creating highly productive breeds. Digitalization of breeding and genetic work is required, in particular, the widespread use of chips that allow tracking pedigrees and movements of animals in a single database.

Authors: Borodin Konstantin Grigorevich, Zadorozhnaia Elena Aleksandrovna, Frolova Elena IUrevna