Pig farmers will again be exempted from contributing to the budget fund for the health and quality of animals and animal products.

So far this year, pork production has shown a cyclical behavior.

The 212 winners of the seventh wave of the programme «Vlasna Sprava»  will receive micro grants to start and develop business in the total amount of 48.7 mln. hryvnias. In general, the Government has already transferred to the recipients of various grant programmes almost 200 million UAH. This was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko.

During last Friday's trading, prices for pig vivace adjusted by 1.5-4 UAH/kg, the same as a week earlier. In particular, in the Center the purchasing prices of the majority of commodity batches fluctuated within 72-74 UAH/kg, a smaller supply of pork in the East kept the prices within 74-76 UAH/kg, in the Western regions the price range narrowed to 70-71 UAH/kg. The weighted average market mark shifted by 2.3% to 72.2 UAH/kg.

80% of enterprises have stabilized operations and have no significant barriers to farming.

In early 2022, more than 190 million people in the world will be facing severe food insecurity, a Russian war against Ukraine could add another 70 million people to that number. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement released Sunday on the occasion of World Food Day.

Pigs are very sensitive to high temperatures. Lack of proper ventilation can lead to serious consequences due to the inability of pigs to cool down.

Mig-Servis-Agro located in the village of Sukhoy Elanets, Nikolaev region, has a long history and a branched structure. Starting its activities in breeding pigs in 2002, the company is engaged in: pig breeding in a closed cycle and has the status of a breeding plant of three breeds (Large White, Landrace, Duroc), growing chickens and rabbits, plant breeding and fodder production, beekeeping, sheep and beef cattle. In addition, the agricultural firm has a slaughterhouse and meat processing plant, and its products are sold in three proprietary stores in Nikolaev and Sukhoy Elants.

ASF has been detected on a farm with more than 39,000 animals in Timis County.

The government will continue to implement programs to support businesses, in particular payments for the employment of migrants and the provision of non-refundable grants. This was announced by Prime Minister Denis Shmigal at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on October 14.

On October 1 the Law of Ukraine dated 20.09.2022 No. 2606-IX came into force which changed the approach to the taxation base of the extracted natural gas in Ukraine.

Since July 2022, the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders has been actively promoting the resumption of supply chains in the domestic pork market interrupted by war. This support for producers and processors is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations («FAO»).

russia has sent the UN a list of requirements, in case of non-compliance with which it threatens to withdraw from the agreement on grain exports from the Black Sea, which expires in November. Gennady Gatilov, russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, said.

Domestic food security in Ukraine is fully ensured and food shortages are not expected. We will have enough sunflower oil, sugar and eggs, and there is no reason for a significant increase in the price of those products. On the contrary, in November Ukrainians will see stabilization of food prices. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Markiyan Dmytrasevych.

Wheat futures rose 5% after Russia's massive missile strike on Ukraine.

Pigs are sensitive to high temperatures because they are incapable of thermoregulation (not sweating). This can have a negative effect on gains, sow performance, boar semen quality, and mortality rates. Modern cooling systems for livestock buildings can help to solve these difficulties.

In the second decade of October, prices for pigs of slaughter conditions weakened slightly, analysts of Association Ukranian Pig Breeders noted.

This became known during a meeting of the UN General Assembly, held on October 10. We recall that the agreement on the possibility of exporting Ukrainian grain, which was brokered by the UN, expires at the end of November for 120 days.

In August, the stock of pork in German cold stores was once again significantly reduced. As a result of the outsourcing of the past few months, inventories are again at a level that is only slightly higher than before the start of the Corona crisis.

Estimated EU pig meat production for June and July sits at 1.78 million tonnes and 1.66 million tonnes respectively, according to AHDB. For June this is a year-on-year decline of 5.7% and for July a decline of 8.4%. This brings the estimated year to date (Jan- Jul) production for the EU27 to 12.95 million tonnes, the lowest volume since 2017.