At the end of every year the Association of Pig Breeders of Ukraine traditionally makes public «Top list of the biggest pig producers». 2015 is no exception. Names of the Five remain unchanged but the pig breeding TOP-5 has outlasted structural modifications:
By no means, the first place has been inviolately taken hold by APK-Invest, LLC. 7,4% of commercial pig livestock is concentrated there. This business has almost 11% of slaughter pigs, realized by agricultural holdings.
The second item has a new «owner» — Agroprodservice, PAE. It’s a kind of a bonus for enlarged sow herd — +2.6 thous. heads, compared the year earlier.
Danosha, LLC has finished 2015 with 12% gain in sow herd (versus 2014). That’s why this very farm closed the TOP-3 of leaders.
The fourth line has fallen to Globynskii svynokompleks, RPE.
The flagman TOP-5 is closed by AK «Slobozhanskii», PJSC, as well as in 2014. Its capacities remain at the level of the previous year.
«The survey found that some producers increased the production capacities howeversome of them also have had to reduce the number of pigs. Nevertheless the sow herd that was the main criteria of the rating of TOP-50* pig producers enlarged on 1%, comparing the year earlier — to 166,5 thous. heads. And the total pig livestock added 0,5%,» — commented on the analyst of Association of Pig Breeders of Ukraine.
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Association of Pig Producers of Ukraine is unprofitable, voluntary organization. The creation date is July 14, 2011. Now APPU joins 35 households, the sow herds of which compose 35% of nationwide capacities. The main objective of Association is to protect corporate rights and interests in the field of pigbreeding, to attain the worldwide standards of manufacturing owing to implementation of modern technologies.