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Business news from Ukraine

CATTLE NUMBERS IN UKRAINE STILL DOWN

17 November , 2020  

The number of cattle in Ukraine (excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, Sevastopol, the JFO zone) as of November 1, 2020 amounted to 3.26 million animals, which is 6.1% less than on the same date in 2019.
According to the State Statistics Service, the number of cows by the indicated date decreased by 5.9%, to 1.75 million animals.
The number of pigs increased by 0.6%, to 6.19 million animals, the number of sheep and goats decreased by 6.3%, to 1.32 million animals.
Poultry numbers in the country decreased by 4.3% compared to November 1, 2019, to 233.12 million birds.
According to the State Statistics Service, the number of cattle in Ukraine in 2019 amounted to 3.12 million animals, which is 6.5% less than in 2018. The number of pigs decreased by 4.9%, to 5.73 million animals, sheep and goats by 4.8%, to 1.21 million animals, and poultry increased by 4.2%, to 220.46 million birds.