Ukraine: Pig breeding going for export

Published 2021년 10월 20일

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Over the past five years, Ukraine has seen the closure of more than 2,000 pig farms due to challenges such as feed price increases, raw material costs, and competition from imported pork. Despite these difficulties, the global pork market is expected to grow, offering potential opportunities for Ukrainian farmers if they can overcome obstacles with state support. The country's pig industry is heterogeneous, with both efficient and inefficient farms, and faces a need for modernization and integration of small farms into cooperatives to compete in the global market. Cooperatives can provide solutions, protect against corruption, and ensure quality animal health diagnostics.

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Over the last five years, more than 2,000 pig farms have closed in Ukraine, but forecasts are in favor of producers: worldwide pork consumption will increase and by 1330 will increase by 13%, by 16.5 million tons of meat annually. It is possible that part of this volume will be provided by Ukrainian pig farmers. Unless, of course, they are supported at the state level. Meanwhile, Ukraine, where pigs are considered a national symbol, is one of the largest importers of pork and was recently among the top 10 importers of this type of meat. photo: Depositphotos It is increasingly difficult for domestic pig farmers to feed their animals: the rise in feed prices has hit production hard. Rising raw material prices are also constantly provoking rising prices for meat products. And imported pork is not a way out: imports are one of the components of price formation in the domestic market. According to experts, the share of livestock in the structure of the agro-industrial complex should be ...

Source: Agravery