According to the information of the economy committee of the regional executive committee, in the first half of the year, agricultural enterprises of the central region produced agricultural products in current prices in the amount of 1,760.4 million rubles, the growth rate in comparable prices to January-June 2019 amounted to 105.4 percent.
During the same period, 260.7 thousand tons of the main types of livestock and poultry were grown, which is 106.8 percent compared to last year. Livestock and poultry sold for slaughter in live weight of 247.1 thousand tons or 107.6 percent.
Agricultural organizations produced 963.700 tons of milk (109.5 percent), the average milk yield from a cow is 2875 kilograms, which is 225 kilograms more than in the first six months of 2019. 870.100 tons of milk were sold, or 90.3 percent of the production.
As of July 1, the number of cattle in agricultural organizations amounted to 958.700 heads (100.6 percent as of July 1, 2019), of which 332.6 thousand cows. The number of pigs and poultry has increased. Now there are 690.800 and 16.9 million heads, respectively. Compared to the level of six months of last year, these are 102.7 and 106.1 percent.