In the second half of February, quotes on the live market remain in the range of 74-76 UAH/kg. The lower end of the range is mainly gravitated to the West, while in other regions pigs of slaughter conditions are sold at prices starting from 75 UAH/kg. Since in most cases the prices of harvesting were revised by 0.5-1 UAH/kg within the mentioned price corridor, the average market price remained at 74.55 UAH/kg.
Representatives of meat processing noted that prices for chilled pork halves were mostly stable. There are occasional cheaper offers, which some suppliers are using to stimulate sales. Citing lower trading activity, a number of procurers expect to see a weakening in purchase prices. However, not all market operators share this sentiment, as a significant number of meat processors consider the market situation to be relatively balanced and do not currently see any signals indicating a change in the direction of price movement. This is confirmed by pork producers, as all pre-ordered consignments are being shipped without failures or postponements.
The results of the weekly monitoring of purchase prices from processors can be found in this section.