In November, prices for chilled pork on supermarket meat shelves were slightly lower than a month earlier, according to the analytical department of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders:
"If in October the average price of a kilogram of pork ranged from 207.5-209 UAH/kg, in November we recorded a decrease in this range to 203.5-207.5 UAH/kg. Therefore, in the last month of autumn, consumers paid 1.1% or 2.2 UAH/kg less than in the previous month - 205.7 UAH/kg. At the same time, pork purchase prices for the corresponding period were slightly higher than in October: a kilogram of pork in slaughter weight cost an average of 61.2 UAH/kg, which is 5.9% higher than in October. However, although retail prices are closer to last year's (in November 2023, the average price of a kilogram of pork was 204.4 UAH/kg), prices for slaughter pigs were 13.6% lower than in the same period last year,’ the analysts of the AUPB inform.
"The change in prices of the main cuts - shoulder, brisket, thigh - was limited to 1%. Instead, the price tag of the collar, which previously reflected the rise in pork prices most noticeably, in November, on the contrary, decreased by 4.1%. In general, the decline in final pork prices in November is quite typical for this period, as it reflects a decrease in consumer purchasing activity with the start of the heating season and before the start of the winter holidays,’ the Association added.
