Ukraine's pork import quotas from EU exhausted

In January-August, Ukrainian importers used the quotas for duty-free import of pork from the European Union in full. This is reported by the analytical department of the Association of Pig Breeders of Ukraine. “As of September 1, 20 thousand tons of chilled and frozen pig meat from EU countries was brought to Ukraine. This corresponds to the quota for the duty-free supply of pork from the countries of the European Union established under the economic part of the Association Agreement. Since these limits have been selected this year, each next kilogram of European chilled pork will cost importers 12% more due to the duty, and frozen pork meat will rise in price by 10%, ”the association notes. Analysts believe that one of the reasons for the revival of import activity at the end of the summer is precisely the insignificant remnants of the duty-free quota, which encouraged operators to “stock up” on cheaper meat raw materials. “It should be noted that this year the quotas have been ...