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Ukraine struggling with pork export development

  • 9 Jun 13:20

A culmination of factors including available markets and domestic production standards mean that a sharp reduction of pork exports is expected this year in Ukraine. Speaking at the ІІІ Agri Invest Forum, the Ukraine pig association chairman Artur Loza, suggested that there might be an almost 70% drop in exports compared to 2015, with only 15,000 tonnes of pork going to external markets. This figure is approximate, however as so-called gray exports still exist in the country, which is when pork is exported without appropriate custom clearance. Traditionally, this pork goes to Russia and rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Impact. Read more...