Main trends in meat products consumption by the population of the Russian Federation

Various approaches to studying food security among the population, both by domestic scientists and international organizations, have been analyzed. Issues related to a statistical infrastructure formation have been considered from the perspective of its ability to track indicators laid down in the Food Security Doctrine and the Sustainable Development Goals. The current situation in the consumer behavior of the Russian Federation’s population in terms of meat and meat product consumption from 2013 to the present has been assessed. An analysis of indicators of national production and consumer demand for meat and meat products has been carried out, which made it possible to establish that the self-sufficiency level laid down in the Doctrine has already been achieved. An analysis of the dynamics of the population spending on meat and meat products showed a slowdown in its growth compared to the growth of total consumer spending on food and a corresponding reduction in its share in the analyzed indicator. A study of the dynamics of per capita meat and meat products consumption by the population showed a growing trend in its consumption in all federal districts, with the exception of the Ural Federal District. A comparison of actual consumption of meat and meat products with the average values for Russia and the established consumption norms revealed deviations in half of the regions. A more detailed analysis of consumption data by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation using statistical groupings made it possible to obtain general characteristics of the actual distribution of constituent entities, as well as to establish a reduction in the degree of the population differentiation in terms of meat and meat product consumption during the period under review.

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