In January-March, Ukraine’s production of eggs declined by 13.7%, to 3.24 billion eggs, according to the press service of the State Statistics Service.
In particular, Ukraine’s egg production amounted to 3.24 billion, including 1.86 billion eggs produced by agricultural enterprises (-20.3% YoY) and 1.38 billion by private households (-2.9%).
The highest amount of egg production over the reporting period was recorded in Kyiv region – 803.8 million eggs (-0.8%); Cherkasy region – 193.6 million (+29%) and Dnipropetrovsk region – 183.3 million (+0.1%).
The lowest amount of egg production over the reporting period was recorded in Luhansk region – 16 million eggs (-1.8%); Odesa region – 29 million (-21.2%) and Mykolaiv region – 30.8 million (-41.8%). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)