Pig producers increased products release during 5 month of the current year more than any other branch of the food industry. The increase is 144.5%. Pig producers will have the highest profits in the nearest 3-4 years, consider experts.
According to the data of State committee of statistics pig producers produced more than 74 thousand tons of different kinds of pork. It’s 44 percent more than last year. Beginning from January to May they produced 54 thousand tons of pork.
According to the opinion of market participants and analytics the given data is the result of investments of large companies in pig production and restructuring of the branch, which is continuing.
Arthur Loza, the director of “Demis Agro” Ltd. says: “Investments in pig production show the result. Industrial sector of pig production reached the output which had been planned. And it was reflected on the branch economy immediately”. He also remarks that the share of large scale industrial pig production has been increasing, while the production of pigs in small farms has been decreasing. It confirms the improving of the branch.
Another proof that the development of pig production has taken the right direction is the growth of production, import decrease and export increase.
“In 2009 pork import was 140.75 thousand tons. In 2010, it went down to 108.6 thousands tones. In 2011, it will not reach 100 thousand tons”, — says Maria Kolesnik, director of a consulting company.
Market analytics notice that the decrease of pig production reached its bottom in the end of the previous year – the first quarter of the current one. The demand was very low, as well as prices for pigs. The price per 1 kilo of bacon type pig was 9-11 UAH, and per 1 kilo of meat type pig – 12-14 UAH, correspondently. “Today the price per one kilo ofl ive pigs is 17-18 UAH, which is a very attractive price for the producers”, — says Arthur Loza. He also remarks that there is shortage of pork which is not typical for this season of the year. He considers that those who have invested in pig production will receive a good profit for the further several years.
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