The import of pork in Ukraine decreased by 4 times in November

Import of pork in November amounted to 1.16 thousand tons, which is 3.8 times less than external deliveries of such products in October Such results of foreign trade in the last month of autumn are announced in to the analytical department of the Association "Swinemakers of Ukraine" with reference to customs data statistics Receipts of fresh, chilled and frozen pork from abroad in November the lowest for the entire year and inferior even to the March indicator, analysts of the Association "Pigs of Ukraine": 1.16 thousand tons against 1.5 thousand tons at the beginning of spring. "The main reason for the weakening of import activity was decrease in domestic pork prices in November. In particular, according to the results of the month the average price of pigs in slaughter conditions was UAH 10/kg lower than in October. So although the average price of an imported kilogram was slightly lower than in the month earlier ($2.15 vs. $2.2 in October), the price of domestic ...