Due to the military invasion of Russia in Ukraine, food prices are rising. In Ukraine, in the domestic market in February 2023, there was an active increase in prices for live bait cattle. This was announced by the Association "

Analysts noted that since the new year, the purchase prices for bulls over 400 kg have increased by 8%, and for a cow - by 10% and, depending on the region, are 58.00-62.00 UAH / kg with VAT and 49.00-54. The upward trend in value began to be observed in the second week of February.

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" Since beef production is predominantly an export-oriented industry, the blocking of ports was a strong blow to the market,"

At the beginning of autumn 2022, the first price increase was observed in this segment, since the pre-war volumes of export deliveries were already adjusted, which provoked a gradual increase in demand and market activation, experts at UCAB noted..

According to analysts, macro-financial indicators (inflation rate) also affect the cost of production..

Prices are on the rise too. The experts named the factors that contribute to this:.

Activation of exports - in January, 1.11 thousand. t, which is 1% less than in the past. Beef exports in January are at pre-war levels and gradually increase in February. The export of live cattle has also intensified, which affects the production of beef..

Keeping animals on farms before sowing - in some regions, there is a situation when producers do not specifically send animals for slaughter, but wait for the spring sowing season to immediately cover the costs.

Gradual decline in livestock - primarily caused by the war. In 2022, in farms of all categories, the number of cattle decreased by 12.6% and amounts to 2312.1 thousand. goals. In agricultural enterprises, the livestock decreased by 7.2%, and in households - by 15.8%.

Earlier we wrote that chicken meat has risen in price in Ukraine. The price of chicken increased in February compared to January.