Ukraine: Imports of pork are lagging behind last year

Receipt of import of pork in August became more active, but remains lower than last year, analysts of the Association "Swine Farmers of Ukraine" report. By according to the results of August external receipts of fresh, chilled and frozen pork amounted to 1.3 thousand tons or 3.28 million dollars. USA in monetary equivalent. "At the end of the summer, pork supplies revived somewhat against the background of strengthening domestic quotations and reverse price dynamics in EU countries. On the other hand hand, although the August import of pork exceeds the July volume by more than one and a half times, in general, the share of such products on the domestic market remains insignificant (no more than 3-5% of domestic industrial production of pork), so currently does not have a significant impact on the market situation," V branch union. Note, import of fresh, chilled and frozen pork (UKT ZED) for January-August amounted to 7.8 thousand t. This is almost five times inferior ...