THE STATE OF SAUSAGE PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA

Abstract

The current state of the sausage market is considered. The analysis of production volumes is given both in the Russian Federation as a whole and in the context of federal districts. By the end of 2020, the volume of sausage production in Russia amounted to about 2,340 thousand tons, which is 65 thousand tons or 2.9% more than in 2019. In the regional context, 43% of sausage products are produced in the Central Federal District and 22% in the Volga Region, which are donor regions for the rest of the districts of the Russian Federation. The structure of sausage consumption by type is described, sausages occupy the largest place in the structure of sausage consumption - 27.4%, boiled sausages are in second place - 27.1% and boiled and smoked sausages occupy the third place - 11%. The average prices for sausage products in the period 2017-2019 are analyzed, in value terms, the sausage market is increasing due to price increases. The dynamics of export supplies of sausage products is considered. The import and export of sausage products currently account for a small proportion and are not a significant factor affecting the volume of per capita consumption of sausages in Russia. The share of imports in the structure of the market volume is insignificant and in 2020 amounted to 1.5%. The forecast of sales of sausage products for the future is given.