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