Cattle slaughter volumes in June 2025 amounted to 9.1 thousand tons, which is 5 thousand tons less (-34%) compared to May 2025 and 600 tons less (-6%) compared to June 2024, according to the Milk Producers Association (MPA).
The industry association noted that in January-June 2025, cattle slaughter in Ukraine amounted to 83.7 thousand tons, which is 5 thousand tons less (-6%) than in the same period last year. In June 2025, enterprises produced 70% of beef from the total slaughter volume, and private households produced 30%.
Cattle slaughter volumes at agricultural enterprises in June amounted to 6.4 thousand tons, which is 500 tons more (+8%) than in May 2025 and 1.5 thousand tons more (+31%) than in June 2024. In January-June 2025, cattle slaughter volumes at agricultural enterprises amounted to 38.6 thousand tons, which is 1 thousand tons more (+3%) than in the same period last year.
In private households, cattle slaughter in June amounted to 2.7 thousand tons, which is 5 thousand tons (-65%) less than in May of this year and 2.1 thousand tons (-44%) less than in June 2024. In January-June 2025, cattle slaughter in private households amounted to 45.1 thousand tons, which is 6.4 thousand tons (-12%) less than in the same period last year.
The total slaughter of farm animals, including not only cattle but also pigs, sheep, and poultry, in January-June 2025 amounted to 1.13 million tons, which is 5% less than in the same period last year. The most significant increase in slaughter volumes was recorded by agricultural enterprises in Zakarpattia (+227%), Zaporizhia (+38%), Kharkiv (+32%), Mykolaiv (+27%), and Chernivtsi (+19%) regions.
