The number of pigs in Ukraine is decreasing again
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the total number of pigs at the beginning of November was 5.98 million. This is 3.2% less than a year ago.
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According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the total number of pigs at the beginning of November was 5.98 million. This is 3.2% less than a year ago.
The Ministry estimates that in 2021 the production of pork products will remain at last year's level.
As of October 18, the disease has been found on as many as 112 swine farms.
In January-August 2021, Russia exported 4.2 million tons of agricultural products to the European Union, which is 2.9% more than in the same period of 2020.
According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, the number of ASF outbreaks in the country is down from last year, but the risk of disease spread remains.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, this year will see positive trends and production will exceed 5.5 million tons.
Russa's leading pork producer, Miratorg, announces an ASF outbreak on a 24,000-head finishing farm.
Pork was the main driver of this amount with the volume of pork shipments increasing 2.5 fold.
So far this year, seven outbreaks of ASF have been detected in domestic pigs, three of them in the Lodzkie Voivodeship.
An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed near the town of Gnuszyn which is located in restricted zone II, formerly a "red" zone.
In the first four months of the year, pig production (for slaughter) in live weight increased by 2.1% to 1.6 million tons.
Export revenue rose 14% to $207 million, of which pork accounted for 45%.
An outbreak of African swine fever was registered in a finishing barn of a swine enterprise with 15,000 susceptible pigs.
Pork consumption in Russia is the highest it's been in 30 years.
Pig production is positioned as the main driver of growth in Russian meat production.