Prices of beef and pork were by 1.7-2.2 times higher on the average than those of chicken carcasses in 2017.
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Kistion says Ukraine in 2017 almost halved consumption of anthracite coal whose stocks in Ukraine are insufficient, having used 4.8 million tonnes of anthracite at its thermal power plants.
According to the results of 2017, Ukraine will reduce consumption of scarce coal of anthracite group by almost two times, up to 5 million tonnes year-over-year (y-o-y), according to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, referring to Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Kistion.
In January-September 2017 Ukraine reduced gas consumption by 0.5%, down to 19 billion cubic meters, compared with the same period last year, as reported by the press service of Ukrtransgaz, the operator of Ukraine's gas transmission system.
Domestic consumption of grain in Ukraine declines by an average of 3% annually due to a decline in the number of households and the stagnation of the livestock sector, according to APK-Inform agency's press service.
Ukraine in August 2017 reduced the consumption of hard coal by 11.7%, to 3.93 million tonnes, compared with the same period last year, as reported by the State Statistics Service.
Ukraine in July 2017 reduced coal consumption by 19.4% compared to the same period last year, to 3.57 million tonnes, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.