22 April 2019, 13:58,
Livestock
Ovostar export sales of eggs up 35 pct
In Q1 2019, Ovostar Union export sales of shell eggs grew by 35 per cent YoY and reached 186 mln (Q1 2018: 138 mln), 56 per cent of the total number of eggs sold in Q1 2019 (Q1 2018: 40%).
The volume of eggs produced in Q1 2019 was 384 mln (Q1 2018: 386 mln).
"In the reporting period, the sales volume in the egg segment totalled 335 mln (Q1 2018: 342 mln). The average price of eggs in Q1 2019 decreased by 8 per cent YoY in USD terms to 0.069 USD/egg (Q1 2018: 0.075 USD/egg)," the report states.
In the year 2018, Ovostar Union reduced its net profit by USD 5.4 million (24 pct) to USD 17.5 million (2017: USD 22.9 mln).