News
16.03.2016
Production of poultry meat has increased
According to the State Committee of Statistics, for two months of this year agricultural enterprises have produced 164.7 ths t of poultry meat in slaughter weight that is 5.1% higher than for the same period of 2015. Small householders have also increased their production of poultry meat on 2% - up to 35.5 th t. The main cause of such growing in poultry production is increased demand for this type of meat as the cheapest one.
Another positive development was the growth of number of laying hens on farms. As of March 1, their number was 2.9 mln that was on 34.4% more than at the same period of 2015. There is also a tendency towards decreasing imports of one day chicks. In future, UCAB experts expect further growth in poultry meat production as well as its proportion in the diet of Ukrainians.
