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Imports of live pigs to Ukraine in January–September 2026 increased by 12.6% compared with the same period last year and amounted to 590 tonnes.
This is evidenced by data from the State Customs Service, AgroTimes reports.
At the same time, the value of pig imports over the first three quarters decreased by 10.9% compared with January–September 2025, to $4.9 million.
Since the beginning of this year, live pigs have been supplied to Ukraine from Denmark (82.4%), France (12.4%) and Germany (5.2%).

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In the first eight months of 2026, Ukraine imported 26.9 thousand tonnes of pork — 1.8 times more than in the same period last year. The value of imports increased 1.7-fold to $65.1 million.