Thus, according to the results of trading for the 30th week, prices for pigs of slaughter conditions returned to the level, which was fixed at the beginning of July. This week, the weighted average market mark stopped at the level of 56.2 UAH/kg, and prices in all regions consolidated in the range of 55-57 UAH/kg without significant regional differences.
Producers noted a revival among the procurers last Thursday, and not everyone was able to buy enough commodity volumes during the Friday's trading. Yes, both producers and processors have noted a seasonal decline in average animal slaughter weight due to slower growth rates. For the same reason, some producers had to make a "pause" in sales, and a number of processors had to expand the area of procurement.
Representatives of meat processing industry note a slight revival of trade in the last two weeks as compared with the first half of the month. At the same time, the rise in price of imported products due to the NBU revision of exchange rates will continue to support prices of domestic pork, whose competitiveness has increased significantly.
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