The number of governmental and corporate purchases of cattle in Russia during the nine months of 2026 increased by 21.6% year-on-year, to 5.2 thousand procedures, Kommersant writes. At the same time, the total value of the contracts remained almost unchanged and amounted to 10.9 billion rubles. Experts explain the lack of growth in money by splitting plots due to budget cuts: the average initial maximum contract price fell by 13.4%, to 3.2 million rubles.