Processors increased the purchase of pigs by 40% in Ukraine

In January-September 2022, processing enterprises purchased 167.6 thousand tons of pigs in live weight, according to the data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, presented during the event "Domestic pig farming: results of 2022 and prospects for 2023", agroportal reports. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter The specified volume is 39.9% more than the same indicator last year. At the same time, the average prices for pigs by live weight during this period increased by 17.5% — up to UAH 43.48/kg. In addition, the export of pork for 11 months was 0.8 thousand tons, and the import was 82.2 thousand tons. According to the Ministry's forecasts, pork production at the end of the current year will amount to 625,000 tons, which is 14% less than last year. We remind you that power outages are a common problem of producers, pork processors and retailers, and consumers, which has become one of the priorities since October. This was reported by the press service of the ...