Ukraine tripled pork exports in a year

In January-November 2024, Ukraine exported 2.8 thousand tons of pork, which is three times more than in the whole of 2023. This year's revenue amounted to $6.9 million. This is evidenced by data from the State Customs Service. Most of the domestic pork was supplied to the UAE (71%), Bahrain (10.2%) and Hong Kong (5.7%) during the 11 months. “This year's export gains remain quite modest, both compared to the total domestic supply of pork in the country (about 0.6% of the total or 0.8% of the industrial), and to many previous years,” the association “Pig Farmers of Ukraine” (ASU) noted. The activity of external shipments has been exceeding the rate of pork arrivals from abroad for half a year, the ASU emphasized. In January-November 2024, Ukraine imported 2.2 thousand tons of pork, which is 5.7 times less than in the same period last year. In monetary terms, imports for 11 months of this year also decreased by 5.7 times, compared to the same period in 2023, to $5.5 million. During ...