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Ukraine: meat production falls 11%

12/02/2002

Meat production for the Ukraine fell 11% to 2.32 million tons (gross weight) in 2001, compared with the previous 12 months. Officials from the ministry of agriculture said that the decrease was due to the practice of farmers attempting to rear cattle with a higher weight in order to receive state subsidies.

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