Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Livestock herd in Ukraine continues to fall, except for poultry
According to State Statistics Committee, the number of cattle in all categories of Ukrainian livestock-breeding businesses as of March 1, 2005 was 7.2 million heads, which is 7.8 percent less than year ago.
The number of cows decreased 7.5 percent from March 1, 2004 - to 3.94 million heads.
The pig herd in Ukraine decreased 6.6 percent from March 1, 2004 - to 6.45 million heads.
The number of poultry, kept by all categories of Ukraine's poultry breeders, as of March 1 this year made 140.48 million heads, which is 9.4 percent more than the year-old figure.
The herd of sheep and goats as of March 1 was 1.87 million heads, which is 3.1 percent less than in early spring 2004.