Pig industry

Ukraine Annual pork consumption per capita: 12 kg — expected to rise to 16

Pork production

The agricultural sector in Ukraine is about half the size it used to be in 1990 as exports to Russia ceased to exist. It is expected, that the country’s economy will grow rapidly. There is insufficient support for governmental programs to encourage developments in the pig industry. Bureaucracy and the lack of both policies and an independent magistrature make the situation rather unpredictable. Ukraine counts about 13,000 pig production sites, having altogether 8 million pigs. Only 36 of these production sites are large and commercial-sized. In addition, the country has about 3 million micro sites with only several animals. In general, the country has cheap labour, but also low-level breeding material, management, housing and knowledge. Especially high-quality housing materials are wanted. Local production sites usually use low-quality breeding materials.

Feed production

Ukraine has a large potential for cultivating crops for feed. As the animal husbandry is on the increase, so is feed production. In 2005, compound feed production amounted to 2.8 million tonnes — of which 0.8 million was destined for the pig industry. At smaller pig farms, compound feed is not well-known. Some use premixes or concentrates.

Meat industry

Opportunities are plentiful. There is a stable demand for pork and in the underdeveloped market there are only a few strong competitors. Many slaughterhouses and processors have a technology backlog. The opportunities are joined by a lot of uncertainties, as the industry is suffering from e.g. the consequences of bird flu, price politics, illegal imports and exports and the instable export situation. The existence of economical preference
zones gives domestic companies an advantage as they can import cheaper meat.

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