According to preliminary data from the customs statistics of the State FSA of Ukraine, in September, domestic importers imported 2.9 thousand tons of chilled and frozen pork at a total cost of $ 6 million. U.S. DOLLARS. 'The almost twofold increase in pork imports compared to August is not a cause for concern. In particular, September shipments are inferior to both the average monthly import intake for January-September this year (4.5 thousand tons/month) and the previous year (3.4 thousand tons/month) - minus 35% and 13%, respectively. Revival of import activity is a logical reaction of meat processing to the shortage of domestic meat raw materials, which provoked an increase in prices on the domestic market. This weakened the "entry barrier" for pork from abroad and affected the average customs value of the imported kilo, which rose to $ 2.07/kg against $ 1.91/kg. It weakened the "entry barrier" from abroad and affected the average customs price per kilo of imported pork, which rose to $2.07/kg. USD/kg in August,' AUPB noted.
At the same time representatives of meat processing state that at the moment it is more difficult to import pork from abroad. 'In addition to currency risks and the obligation to pay the import duty (the remaining quota for duty-free imports as of October 3 is 0.5 thousand tons), traders note an almost twofold increase of both logistics costs and duration of each 'trip' because of the congestion of the customs offices on both sides of the border,' specified in the industry association.
The Association Ukranian Pig Breeders is a nonprofit, voluntary organization founded by domestic pork producers. The main objectives of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in the development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of markets, protection of domestic sales market.