Ukraine: Livestock and Products Annual

The cattle number will remain on its downward trend in 2025 and 2026. Post expects industrial cattle numbers to stabilize in 2026, while less efficient households will continue to contract their inventories, pulling down the aggregate cattle number. Ukraine's beef production will remain predominantly a function of the dairy sector and will shrink, following decreased inventory. High beef prices in 2025 will have limited influence, as domestic consumption slowly migrates to cheaper animal proteins. Exports of live cattle and beef will remain strong despite shrinking animal inventory. Limited swine industry recovery started in the second half of 2025, and Post expects animal number growth in 2026. The EU remains the leading supplier of pork.