Ukrainian pork in the markets of Europe, China and Russia could replace the Brazilian products, which have been recently banned in these countries, KSG-Agro CEO Serhiy Mazin told Kommersant-Ukraine.

"In recent years we have seen an increase in the welfare of the population in the countries of Southeast Asia. For example, in China, where demand for animal protein is growing, including for pork," Mazin noted.

According to him, markets of surrounding countries remain scarce - Russia and Kazakhstan, which traditionally cover a substantial portion of their needs through imports of pork, mainly from Europe and Brazil.

The KSG-Agro chief said that recently a number of European countries, as well as Russia and China, banned imports of Brazilian pork because of the presence in the product of ractopamine [anabolic for bodybuilders, which allows you to quickly and dramatically increase muscles - ed.].

As a result, he said, opportunities have opened for growth in supplies of Ukrainian products to these markets. "We expect to export up to half the pork produced," Mazin underscored.

Ukrinform