The number of cattle in Belarusian farms in January-May increased by almost 3%

June 21, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. The cattle population in Belarusian farms as of June 1 this year increased by 114 thousand heads, or by 2.9%, compared to the same date last year, and amounted to 4 million 3.7 thousand heads. The number of cows increased by 19.4 thousand heads (by 1.6%), reaching 1 million 227.1 thousand heads, the National Statistical Committee informed BELTA. Among the regions, the largest increase in cattle was recorded in the Gomel region - by 5.2%. The smallest increase was in farms in the Grodno region - only by 1.2%. The Brest region maintains leadership in increasing the dairy herd: the number of cows increased here by 5.3%, in the Grodno region - by 1.5%, in the Minsk region - by 1.3%, in the Gomel region - by 0.7%. In the Vitebsk and Mogilev regions, the number of cows as of June 1 remained at last year's level. The pig population as of June 1 this year increased by 79.4 thousand, or by 2.9%, compared to the same period last year, to 2 million 782.2 thousand heads. The largest increase in the pig population was in the Mogilev region - by 9.8%, the smallest in the Brest region - by 1.4%. In the Gomel region, the pig population increased by 5.3%, in the other regions, the increase averaged 2.1-1.8%. -0-