In Ukraine, the demand for pork is growing

Published 2023년 3월 21일

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Ukraine's pork market is showing signs of recovery after months of turbulence due to power outages caused by Russia's aggression. Demand is slowly reviving, and farmers are able to sell pigs at higher prices. The improvement is due to the absence of new power outages in February, which were caused by Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Some meat processing plants have created reserve generation capacity, allowing them to continue operations despite the outages. The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy believes that there will be no more power outages as long as the energy infrastructure is not attacked.
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Turbulence - caused, among others, by power outages - lasted for months, now in Ukraine there are signs of a partial recovery in demand for pork. Demand is recovering Demand for pork in Ukraine is partially recovering. According to Pig Progress and the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders, the last few months have been marked by turbulence related to Russia's aggressive war. For example, power failures have repeatedly threatened production. The picture changed at the end of February: demand from buyers revived. Therefore, the price dynamics was positive. Pig farmers could sell their animals to slaughterhouses for 67 to 68 hryvnias (equivalent to 1.69 to 1.72 euros) per kg. The association estimates that this was about 5 to 9 cents/kg more than the previous week. Difficulties selling pigs due to power outages In recent months, Ukrainian pig farmers have had difficulty selling their pigs. This was partly due to power outages caused by Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy ...
Source: Farmer.pl

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