17 August 2020, 16:02,
Livestock
Meat production slightly gained in Jan-July 2020
In Ukraine, sales of livestock (in live weight) for slaughter in the first half of 2020 amounted to 1.9 mln t, 0.3% higher YoY (1H 2019: 1.89 mln t), the State Statistics Service data show.
The production of meat in live weight in specialized agricultural enterprises of Ukraine increased by 2.1% to 1.33 mln t compared to 1.3 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 565.7 thou. t.
In the total structure of meat output, the industrial sector accounts for 70% and households for 30%.
In 12M 2019, chilled and frozen beef production in Ukraine dropped by 20% YoY to 61.8 thou. t.