Since the beginning of 2022 specialists of the State Consumer Service of Ukraine registered 7 cases of ASF (3 - domestic, 2 - wildlife, 2 - infected objects), of which three cases in Sumy region and one case each in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr and Kirovohrad regions.

Food wheat prices are increasing in most regions of Ukraine during the week.

In early October, the weighted average purchase price of pigs of slaughter conditions practically did not change against the previous week, but the inter-regional divergence of prices has returned. About what trends prevailed on the domestic pork market shared the analysts of the Association 'Ukranian Pig Breeders'.

First Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko together with the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky and the Chairman of the VR Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Danil Hetmantsev held an online meeting with representatives of agrarian associations.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine continues to work on improving the automated electronic system "State Agrarian Register" by improving its functionality and convenience for users.

Of the 73.8 million hogs and pigs, 67.6 million were market hogs, while 6.15 million were kept for breeding.

SAVE UA Charitable Foundation, several major agricultural associations: Ukranian Agrarian Council (UAC), Association of Milk Producers (AMP), Association 'Ukranian Pig Breeders', together with the international association DLG initiated a partnership fundraising campaign within the framework of the largest international exhibition on professional livestock breeding EuroTier 2022.

The LPV system, the SKOV low-power ventilation system, is a classic low-pressure ventilation system used in pig farming, which can be adapted to most pig housing. The system is designed for regions with a temperate climate. It consists of components that together provide an optimal microclimate for the animals.

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia in September set a new record for the transportation of grain cargo after the beginning of a large-scale war. This was stated by the deputy director of the commercial work department of the company Valery Tkachev.

This was reported by the head of the budget Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Yuri Aristov.

The most important aspects of the plan are animal welfare, reducing antibiotic use, and CO2 emissions.

Acceptance of applications for the government program eRobota to establish or develop horticulture, berry and viticulture continues. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has signed 32 orders for grants totaling 147 545 000 UAH.

Analysts of the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders noted the positive dynamics of external supplies of pork in the first month of autumn.

Ukraine is constantly in touch with the partners in the «grain agreement» — the UN and Turkey and counts on the continuation of the work of the grain corridor. This was said by First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky on the air of the national marathon UArazom.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Tong Xuan Chinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Production, said that as of August 2022, the total pig herd in the country was about 28.7 million heads. The country's live pork output in the first 8 months is estimated at 2.94 million tons. It is expected that from now until the end of 2022, the output of live pigs for slaughter is estimated at 350,000 tons/month.

Pig production in Brazil grows and hits record. The South Region accounts for half of the national herd.

Canadian partners will join in solving logistical problems to expand the capacity of the Ukrainian railroad. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

The consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on agriculture and logistics were discussed during the European agriculture ministers meeting held Monday.

 Last week, the invaders destroyed the premises of a dairy farm and 4 buildings of the pig farm of the OJSC Plemzavod Stepnoy in Zaporizhzhia region with targeted fire.