The number of cattle in Ukraine as of June 1 decreased by 4.6% compared to the same date last year, to 3.97 million heads. This is reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, according to agravery.com.
Ukraine reduced its own production of pork, but almost doubled its imports. Ukrainian agrarians consider pig production to be unprofitable, since it takes several years to rear an animal, and profits barely cover expenses, agronews.ua reported.
The number of cattle in Ukraine as of May 1, 2018 was 3.94 million, which is 4.4% less than on the same date in 2017. This is reported by the State Statistics Service according to landlord.ua.
Due to a decrease in the number of animals on farms, in Ukraine, the production of feed decreased in 12 regions. This is written by the news agency APK-Inform.