According to the press service, since the beginning of the year in Kamchatka, produced more than 3.3 thousand tons of meat of different species, which is almost 18% higher than the same period of 2017. The increase was due to an increase in production of poultry and pigs, which is the result of realization of measures of support for farmers grants and subsidies on livestock development, modernization and technical re-equipment.

Currently in Kamchatka continues to implement large-scale investment project of the holding company "Agrotech" on the construction of farm full cycle to 36 thousand heads. Commissioned the first building, which contains 700 pigs. By December 2018 the number is expected to grow to 1.2 thousand heads. The maximum capacity of the complex reaches in 2019. The volume of investments into the project amounted to 1,171 billion rubles, said the press service.

"This project is first to the investment Council of the Kamchatka territory was given the status of "large scale". From the government's regional pig farm receives support in the form of subsidies for compensation of interest rates and per kilogram of manufactured products. In addition, the investor reimbursed part of the cost of the purchase of agricultural machinery, and provide incentives on property tax. Due to the implementation of the project self-sufficiency of the Kamchatka edge of the meat will rise to 70%. This positive impact on food security in the region and a policy of import substitution," — are reported words of the Minister of agriculture, food and processing industry of the region Alexander Kucherenko.

The source RIA Novosti in the press service of the government of the Kamchatka region said that the projected production of pork in live weight this year and 4.3 thousand tons, in 2019 — about 4.67 tons.