Pork imports to Ukraine fell almost 3 times due to record high prices

In February 2023, the import of fresh, chilled and frozen pork to Ukraine decreased by 2.6 times per month, to 743 tons, or $1.5 million. This is the lowest figure in February since 2018, the Association "Swine Breeders of Ukraine" reports. Since the beginning of the year, import figures decreased by 4.6 times, to 2,660 tons. Analysts call the increase in meat prices in Europe the main reason for the drop in supplies after a long growth trend. Pig prices have increased by one and a half times since the beginning of the war, but there was a surplus of meat on the market due to the blackout "The price of pork in the EU started at one and a half times higher than in 2022, and in February the price of European pork continued to grow and set a new price record - 2.28 euros or $2.42 per kg of slaughter weight. At the same time, the average the price of a kilogram of pork imported in February was $2," the association said in a statement. It is increasingly difficult for Ukrainian ...