Ukraine: Meat production increases

During January-July 2010, the production of all types of meat increased by 6.7% compared with last year’s figures. The volumes of meat production in live weight totalled 1571 thousand tons. As of July 31 swine population stands at 8 million 374 thousand heads, a figure that represents a 12.7% increase with respect to last year.

	Meat of all kinds (in live weight)
	thsd. t	in % to corresponding period 2009
January	266,1	100,9
January-February	474,8	103,4
January-March	710,4	108,0
January-April	967,8	106,7
January-May	1160,6	107,6
January-June	1366,4	107,3
January-July	1570,9	106,7

	Cattle				Pigs		Sheep and goats		Poultry
	total		including cows		thsd. heads	in % to corres-ponding date of previous year	thsd. heads	in % to corres-ponding date of previous year	thsd. heads	in % to corres-ponding date of previous year
	thsd. heads	in % to corres-ponding date of previous year	thsd. heads	in % to corres-ponding date of previous year
As of 1 February 2010	4902,4	95,4	2736,7	95,8	7566,1	116,4	1853,0	104,9	183,2	107,3
As of 1 March 2010	5120,0	95,7	2750,5	95,9	7804,9	116,7	1986,3	103,5	177,4	107,3
As of 1 April 2010	5389,4	96,6	2759,6	96,1	7847,5	114,1	2197,2	105,3	174,9	105,4
As of 1 May 2010	5534,2	96,7	2767,8	96,2	7952,8	115,0	2277,1	105,5	185,2	105,9
As of 1 June 2010	5579,4	96,8	2771,7	96,0	8175,8	114,2	2265,9	105,4	206,0	105,1
As of 1 July 2010	5572,5	96,8	2771,9	96,1	8313,8	114,5	2228,1	104,7	233,1	104,7
As of 1 August 2010	5527,2	97,0	2764,2	96,0	8374,1	112,7	2177,4	103,9	235,2	103,8