Despite the fact that Ukraine is one of the European countries affected by the African swine fever virus, pork export is still ongoing. pork export amounted to 1,006 tons (-7.6%) in the amount of $ 2.37 million (-4.7%).
The main destination for Ukrainian pork was Vietnam, which received 467.7 tons of meat in the amount of $ 1.1 million, then the UAE with 301.5 tons in the amount of $ 709 thousand and Hong Kong with 136 tons in the amount of $ 320 thousand. USA. Export to other countries of the world reached a volume of 100.8 tons in the amount of 237 thousand US dollars.
It is noteworthy that the number of pigs in Ukraine is increasingly declining. As of July 1, 2019, 6.4 million heads were registered in the farms of the country of all categories. Compared to July 1, 2018, the number of pigs decreased by 0.4%.
The African swine fever virus is present in 12 regions of Ukraine, and almost 6 years have passed since the first outbreak was reported.
Most of the country's pork meat is consumed domestically. However, in the first six months of 2019, Ukraine imported 11,100 tons (+ 32.7%) of pork worth $ 20.7 million (+ 34.6%).
