Pig farmers in Ukraine are losing money due to inflation, falling prices, increased costs, and power outages.
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In Ukraine, the increase in feed, labor, and energy costs against the backdrop of falling prices has intensified financial pressure on pig farms at the end of last year, forcing producers to cut back or revise their activities. This was reported by Delo.ua by Oleksandra Bondarska, head of the analytical department of the Pig Breeders Association of Ukraine. Bondarska noted that the market for slaughter-ready pigs has been unfavorable for producers in recent months. Prolonged power outages have also forced a number of operators to revise raw material needs due to uncertainty regarding final sales. Retail pork prices have been decreasing more slowly than purchase prices. This corresponds to trends in recent years: retail prices are less volatile than live carcass prices. "The price declines at the end of 2025 and the beginning of the new year, against the backdrop of continued increases in production costs, weakened the already cautious optimism of industry operators. Thus, the ...