As in the previous month, chilled semi-finished meat products rose in price ‘synchronously’:
‘During September, there was a gradual increase in prices for chicken and beef, so the average price of these types of meat added 2% and 3.3% to the August figure. Although retail prices for pork changed direction throughout the month, the average price per kilogram also showed an increase of 1.9% compared to August, to UAH 203.5 per kilogram. At the same time, it is 2.1% more affordable than in September last year,' analysts of the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders comment.
‘Unlike in previous periods, in September the most noticeable increase in price was for the thigh part, which went up by 4.6% or almost 7.5 UAH/kg compared to August. The increase in prices for pork tenderloin did not exceed the average, but due to the higher price of this semi-finished product, it was more noticeable for Ukrainian consumers (+4.8 UAH/kg). Instead, the rise in price of other pork cuts was limited to 3-4 UAH/kg,’ the industry association said in a statement.
Another difference in September was the inconsistency of changes in pork prices in purchases and on supermarket shelves, the USBA said:
‘If in August the direction of movement of quotations in the pork market corresponded to the rise in price of slaughterhouse pigs, in early autumn the situation changed. Thus, in the first half of September, live pork prices dropped significantly, while retail prices continued to rise by inertia. At the same time, store price tags reacted more quickly to the positive correction in purchase prices. Therefore, while the average price of pork in supermarkets was 1.9% higher than in August, pig farms received 4.4% less per kilogram of live pork sold than in the previous month.’
The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organisation founded by domestic pork producers. The main goals of the association are to represent and protect the rights and interests of the association's farms, promote the development and implementation of new technologies for efficient pork production, expand sales markets, and protect the domestic market.