• The Livestock Market: Week 13

    At the end of March the fluctuations of purchase prices for pigs of slaughter conditions was limited to 0.3-1 UAH/kg, according to the results of weekly monitoring of Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders.

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  • SKOV: High Energy Cost Causes a Short Payback tTme of Low-Energy Ventilation

    Energy prices are rising worldwide, making low-energy ventilation with SKOV’s Dynamic MultiStep even more favorable than previously. Before the recent price increase, the typical energy price in many places of the world was € 0.1/kWh, whereas the current price is over € 0.2/kWh. It means that the payback time of an energy-optimized ventilation system is halved.

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  • Water Consumption Wisely — Hog Slat

    Individual water consumption of pigs ranges from nearly 2 liters per day for weaners to nearly 38 liters per day for a lactating sow.

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  • Because of the War Ukraine Has Experienced a Significant Reduction in the Volume of Commodity Exports

    Because of the war (destruction of assets, problems with logistics, population migration) Ukraine has experienced a significant compression of commodity exports, deterioration of its structure, loss of part of its export potential (primarily in the MMC).

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  • Unregistered Veterinary Drug Found on Ukrainian Market

    The Main Department of the State Consumer Service in the Kiev region reports that according to the State Consumer Service, an unregistered veterinary drug "Doxycycline 50% WSP", under registration certificate № AA-01656-01-10 from 26.10.2015, which expired, entered the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine.

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  • EU to Provide 56 Million Euro to Farmers in Romania, Bulgaria and Poland Through Grain from Ukraine

    The European Union is activating a crisis reserve for farmers in three eastern countries that have been affected by increased grain exports from Ukraine, which has led to lower local prices.

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  • The Number of Pigs Has Significantly Decreased in Poland

    The Polish Agricultural Ministry tries to combat the continuing decline in the pig population. Estimates are that in early 2023 the number of pigs in Poland dropped to 9.6 million heads, the lowest number since the 1950s.

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  • Ukraine will have a National Institution for Veterinary Preparations and Feed Additives

    The National Institution of Ukraine on veterinary drugs and feed additives is a state scientific institution in the system of state registration of veterinary drugs and feed additives in Ukraine. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

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  • The Number of Farm Animals is Decreasing in the EU

    In November/December 2022, there were 134 million pigs (-5% compared to 2021), 75 million cattle (-1%), 59 million sheep (-2%) and 11 million goats (-3%) in the EU.

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  • Online-School for Pig Farm Veterinarians Starts in April

    On April 11, the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB), together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will hold the first module of training for pig farm veterinarians under the grant cooperation.

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  • Поширення АЧС у Китаї продовжується

    Після того як Міністерство сільського господарства та сільських справ (MARA) підтвердило перший спалах африканської чуми свиней (АЧС) у провінції Ляонін 3 серпня 2018 року, це заховрювання зафіксували в 32 провінціях/автономних районах/муніципалітетах/спеціальних адміністративних районах.

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  • EU Recommendations to Improve Industry Sustainability

    A published report provides an overview of the situation in the pork market and puts forward recommendations to improve the sustainability of the pork sector.

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  • The State of Pork Production in Europe, USA and Asia Through the Eyes of an Expert

    Compared to two years ago, the number of sows and pigs in Europe decreased by 1 million and 12 million pigs. Elimination of copper sulfate and restrictions on antibiotics increase the decline. Reduced pig numbers and high prices will reduce European pork exports. This will lead to higher prices in the US, Canada and Brazil as export markets are filled.

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  • Pork Production in the EU is the Lowest in 8 Years

    The decline in pork production in the EU and the UK over the past year has been driven by soaring production costs, further outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), new green policy requirements and rising costs of living for consumers.

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  • Ukraine farm sector has lost $38 bln since russian invasion

    KYIV, March 2 (Reuters) — The Ukrainian agricultural sector has suffered almost $38 billion in direct and indirect losses from Russia’s invasion, analysts from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said on Thursday.

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  • Ukraine preparing to export pork to Hong Kong

    Ukraine and Hong Kong discussed the possibility of exporting frozen pork and pork by-products, poultry fat and processed poultry protein.

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  • UAH 6 Billion Received From International Organizations eDopomoga

    Thanks to the humanitarian platform eDopomoga, Ukrainian families received financial assistance from international organizations worth almost UAH 6 billion over the course of the year.

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  • AUPB Has Completed a Survey of Epizootic Risks on Farms

    One focus of Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders (AUPB) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) project is to survey domestic stakeholders (industrial farms, households, hunting gfarms, private veterinarians and laboratories) to assess disease risks, including ASF, and antimicrobial warfare practices. Over three months of collaboration 550 respondents were interviewed.

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  • Japan: Pork Production and Trade Forecasts for 2023

    Japan’s pork production will grow in 2023, but imports will be soft as large 2022 ending stocks are drawn down.

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  • Mykolaiv Region Becomes the First Region to Start Humanitarian Demining of Agricultural Land

    Priority demining of agricultural land has begun in Mykolaiv region.

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