The national cow herd continues to dwindle in Ukraine, the Statistics Service reports.

The national cow herd continues to dwindle in Ukraine, the Statistics Service reports. The number of cows decreased over the last year by 4% to 2 million. In the first five months of this year, meat production decreased by 1% – to 1.3 million tons. Milk production decreased by 1.3% to 3.9 million tons, compared to January-May last year. By contrast, the number of pigs increased over the last year by 5.7% to 6.4 million head, and the number of sheep and goats increased by 4.1% to 1.6 million head.