Russia poultry output up 8.9% from 2010

Russia's poultry and poultry byproducts output reached 233,000 metric tons in July, up 8.9% compared to the same time in 2010, according to the country's federal state statistics service Rosstat.
The number was a 1.7% drop from June. Overall, Russia increased its meat and related goods production by 7% in the first seven months of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010, according to Rosstat. In July, meat and byproduct output grew 4.5% to 96,900 metric tons compared to 2010 numbers, a 1.2% drop from June 2011.