Ukrainian pork imports new low in April

Further on analysts of the Association note the weakening of the activity of pork importers in April "Swineherds of Ukraine". The previous ones the April results of customs statistics indicate that the total receipts of fresh, of chilled and frozen pork in April amounted to 424 t, which is 1.03 million dollars USA in currency equivalents. This is 80 tons or 16% lower than last month earlier and sets a new record low for monthly deliveries since 2018. "In contrast to previous years, it is low import activity created an atypical lever of support for domestic prices on the pork market, because raw materials from abroad currently do not create competition domestic This is due to the long-term increase in pork prices in EU countries, which has been going on since January and, although it slowed down a little in April, it did not stop. Accordingly, the "passing" price positions for the Ukrainian market are domestic it is more difficult for importers to find: ...