Since July 2022, the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders has been actively promoting the resumption of supply chains in the domestic pork market interrupted by war. This support for producers and processors is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations («FAO»).

russia has sent the UN a list of requirements, in case of non-compliance with which it threatens to withdraw from the agreement on grain exports from the Black Sea, which expires in November. Gennady Gatilov, russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, said.

Domestic food security in Ukraine is fully ensured and food shortages are not expected. We will have enough sunflower oil, sugar and eggs, and there is no reason for a significant increase in the price of those products. On the contrary, in November Ukrainians will see stabilization of food prices. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Markiyan Dmytrasevych.

Wheat futures rose 5% after Russia's massive missile strike on Ukraine.

Pigs are sensitive to high temperatures because they are incapable of thermoregulation (not sweating). This can have a negative effect on gains, sow performance, boar semen quality, and mortality rates. Modern cooling systems for livestock buildings can help to solve these difficulties.

In the second decade of October, prices for pigs of slaughter conditions weakened slightly, analysts of Association Ukranian Pig Breeders noted.

This became known during a meeting of the UN General Assembly, held on October 10. We recall that the agreement on the possibility of exporting Ukrainian grain, which was brokered by the UN, expires at the end of November for 120 days.

In August, the stock of pork in German cold stores was once again significantly reduced. As a result of the outsourcing of the past few months, inventories are again at a level that is only slightly higher than before the start of the Corona crisis.

Estimated EU pig meat production for June and July sits at 1.78 million tonnes and 1.66 million tonnes respectively, according to AHDB. For June this is a year-on-year decline of 5.7% and for July a decline of 8.4%. This brings the estimated year to date (Jan- Jul) production for the EU27 to 12.95 million tonnes, the lowest volume since 2017.

It provides for the adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to that of the European Union — Ukrainian consumers will have the same rights and guarantees as EU citizens.

The head of the expert-analytical center of the portal GRC.UA Ruslana Berezovskaya said that the level of unemployment in Ukraine has reached more than 40%.

This was stated by the Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis during the Conference of European Union Ambassadors, which was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko.

The production process in pork production requires constant monitoring. Yes, collecting data on feed and water consumption and daily growth rates helps the producer not only to monitor performance, but also to use it to optimize production.

Prices for the supply of goods and services for the security and defense sector will now be revised in case of significant changes in economic conditions.

We are glad to inform you that our DLG partners provided an exhibition space at the largest European exhibition of professional livestock breeding EuroTier 2022 (November 15−18, 2022, Hannover, Germany).  Association 'Ukranian Pig Breeders'  together with SAVEUA fund, Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Association of milk producers will participate in the exhibition.

After several deaths occurred due to application errors when using a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs, the use of the vaccine in Vietnam was initially stopped. Now the vaccinations are to be resumed and the vaccination process better controlled.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the reduction of income of the agrarian sector reaches 30%, and the damage has exceeded 10 billion dollars.

Ukrainian businesses will now be able to promote their goods abroad: participation in exhibitions is included in the list of works and services, on the import operations of which the National Bank has been recommended to provide transfers.

The Ministry of Economy, using indirect calculation methods and modeling tools based on behavioral indicators of economic entities, estimates the drop in GDP last month, as in August, in the range of 35% [±2%].

The prices for slaughter pigs in China have increased enormously, year-to-date prices are up 60%. The government has so far been unsuccessful in trying to counteract this and to stabilize the market by generously outsourcing state pork reserves.