Global agricultural production at farms of all types last year represented 70.2% of the production of 2021 in comparable prices, according to preliminary estimates. The decline was due to the 36.8% decrease in vegetal production and the 2.6% decrease in animal production, IPN reports.
In 2022, the harvest of grain crops and legumes declined by 63.1%, of fruit, walnuts and berries – by 26.1%, of potatoes – by 21.4%. Vegetable harvest grew by 10.3%, while grape harvest rose by 7.6%.
Production in the animal breeding sector also decreased. In 2022, milk production at all types of farms declined 10.3%, while animal breeding – by 2.4%. Egg production grew by 5.9%.
Livestock at all types of farms, except for cattle, decreased as a result of the decline in the number of animals at domestic farms. At agricultural companies, the number of sheep and goats grew by 56.3%, of cows – by 30.3%, while of pigs remained at the same level as a year before.
