Pork imports to Ukraine have risen to a three-and-a-half-year high

the European Union, the association “Swine Producers of Ukraine” reported. “Since this year the seasonal decrease in domestic pork supply coincided with the consequences of a reduction in the pig population in the country, prices for Ukrainian pork are noticeably higher and have remained at a stable high level for a long time. In contrast, the average customs value of imported pork in September decreased to $2.56/kg (-2.2% compared to August),” the report said. They added that, since the absolute majority of such products come from the European Union, the exhaustion of quotas for duty-free import encouraged some operators to build up stocks of products before the forced “price increase” due to customs tariffs. The Association reports that in three quarters of 2025, Ukraine imported 20.8 thousand tons of chilled and frozen pork for $53.2 million, of which only 142 tons were imported from Canada, while the remaining consignments were imported from the EU. Therefore, further arrivals ...