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Live weight meat production in Ukraine up in first half 2020
20 July 2020, 07:29
In Ukraine, sales of livestock (in live weight) for slaughter in the first half of 2020 amounted to 1.65 mln t, 8% higher YoY (1H 2019: 1.63 mln t), the State Statistics Service data show.
The production of meat in live weight in specialized agricultural enterprises of Ukraine increased by 3% to 1.14 mln t compared to 1.11 mln t in 1H 2019.
At that, the production of live weight meat in the reporting period in household farms declined by 3.9% to 507.8 thou. t.
In the total structure of meat output, the industrial sector accounts for 69.2% and households for 30.8%.
Previously reported that in January-March 2020, beef export shipment from Ukraine was worth USD 18.73 mln, 19% less YoY.