Gross livestock output in Kazakhstan ups by 10.5% in H1 2019 — Ministry of Agriculture

AKIPRESS.COM - Government session chaired by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin addressed the issues of development of the livestock industry, the press service of the Prime Minister said.
As the Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Saparkhan Omarov noted, in the first half of 2019, gross livestock production increased by 10.5% from 962.2 billion tenge to 1,063.5 billion tenge compared to the same period last year.
In recent years, there has been an increase in livestock production. Beef production amounted to 477 thousand tons, which provides 98% of domestic consumption. Lamb production amounted to 150 thousand tons, pork - 86 thousand tons. In 2018, exports of beef amounted to 19.9 thousand tons, lamb - 3 thousand tons, pork - 400 tons.
"Over 5 years with a constant increase in consumption, poultry meat production increased by 40% and amounted to 192 thousand tons. At the same time, the consumption of poultry meat is growing rapidly. The pace of export of edible eggs is increasing: according to last year's results, 850 million eggs were exported," said Omarov.
Milk production amounted to 5.7 million tons. The number of cattle increased to 7.2 million heads, sheep - up to 18.7 million heads, horses - 2.6 million heads, poultry - 44.3 million heads.
In the framework of the 2017-2021 State Program for the AIC Development, the Ministry of Agriculture implemented long-term sectoral programs for the development of livestock industries.