Foodstuff output on decline in Ukraine

Ukraine saw a decline in foodstuff output in 2020, in particular, milk production stood at 9.25 million tonnes, which was 4.2% below the figure recorded in 2019.

Over the period under review, private farmers saw their milk output shrink by 6.2%, while agricultural enterprises increased milk production by 0.8%, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service.

At the same time, egg production declined by 2.9%, to 16.194 billion eggs, both at enterprises and private farmers.

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Milk production in Ukraine in 2019 decreased by 3.7% and fell below 10 million tonnes, to 9.68 million tonnes, for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine, the State Statistics Service said.

At the same time, meat production in 2019 increased by 4.8%, to 3.47 million tonnes (live weight), while that of eggs rose by 3.4%, to 16.6 billion.