Ukrainian exports of pork in 2011 shows a sharp rise

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31-May-2011 (15 years 8 days ago)
Ukrainian exports of pork in 2011 shows a sharp rise. So, in I quarter of 2011 were exported 4.3 thousand tons of pork and almost the entire amount purchased Russia.

According to Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC), A. Yaroslavsky, this development is quite predictable, because the growth rate of pork production in Ukraine beat all records. "But the domestic market could not absorb such a volume purchase prices for hogs fell and companies engaged in growing pigs in 2010 were losses. The level of profitability of their activities amounted to - -7.4. In this situation, the only salvation for the industry was increasing exports "- said the expert.