September 20, 2006

Ukraine's January-August poultry, pork output up on-year; beef down

Ukraine's poultry output in January-August increased by 25 percent, compared with the corresponding period last year, to 256,100 tonnes, according to the state statistics agency.

Pork output during the period increased by 55 percent to 79,000 tonnes.

Beef output fell by 13 percent to 92,700 tonnes.