2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

APPENDIX 2: THIRD COUNTRIESA2.5. UkraineA2.5.1. OverviewUkrainian table eggs are entirely sourced from local production. The bulk of holdings are small scalefarms which generally use their output for their own consumption or for sale through local openmarkets in small towns or villages where they are produced. At the start of 2004 such holdings heldjust over three-quarters (77.3%) of the laying hens but accounted for only 56% of the total eggoutput of 11.477 bn eggs. The main system in commercial production is cage-housed.Concentration in the sector is relatively limited with the four principal producers accounting for21.95% of output and the top eight 34.76%.Over the period from 2001 to 2003 there has been a marked shift in distribution. The share of eggsales taking place via open markets has shrunk by 30% and the share of wholesalers andsupermarkets has doubled in the last three years.A2.5.2. Egg productionThe particular feature of Ukrainian egg production is that the main part of the national flock isconcentrated on private (backyard) holdings. At the start of 2004, 77.3% of the flock was on suchholdings but as is shown in Table A2.48 only 56% (6.437 bn eggs) out of total production of 11.477bn eggs were estimated to be produced by this sector. The former state farms ‘public’ sectorcommercial holdings accounted for the balance of output.Over the last few years the number of farms producing eggs on a significant commercial scale hasremained stable at approximately 100 holdings 159 .159 These numbers are approximate and it is not clear whether all these units are operating at full capacity. Some official statistics indicatethere were approximately 150 producers in 2001 but it is estimated that one third of such units are not in operation.391