Assessment of the meat and dairy industry in Ukraine

Dairy

Meat

Ukraine

Published Jul 23, 2023

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The invasion of Ukraine has worsened the problems in the food market, particularly in the meat and dairy industry. Livestock and milk production have decreased significantly, leading to a shortage of pork resources and a decline in dairy products. Possible solutions include using grain reserves for pig farming and promoting the creation of family dairy farms to replace individual peasant farms. However, if export-import is not allowed, there may be serious price increases and a shortage of dairy products in the future.

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Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the problems of the food market, which have been brewing for several decades, have intensified. The war led both to a change in the fullness of the food basket and to a drop in production volumes. The market and prospects of the meat and dairy industry were objectively assessed by Ivan Mykolayovych Stefanyshyn, adviser to the director of the agro-industrial complex of the wholesale market of agricultural products "Shuvar" in Lviv. In Ukraine, the livestock sector in the structure of production occupies only 23%, while in Poland - 41%, Germany - about 80%. The country's dairy industry is the most problematic in the agro-industrial complex, says Ivan Mykolayovych. Pre-war negative trends of livestock reduction and milk production have significantly worsened. Cows during the full-scale invasion decreased by 201%, in the industrial sector by 12%. In the first quarter of last year, milk production decreased by almost 14%. The biggest problem of ...

Source: Infoindustria