As of June 1, 2025, the number of cattle in Ukraine decreased by 8% compared to the same indicator in 2025, mainly due to a decrease in livestock in the household sector, the Association of Milk Producers (AVM) reported, citing data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
The industry Association noted that as of June 1, 2025, 2.169 million heads of cattle were kept in the household and industrial sector of Ukraine, including 1.149 million cows, which is 10 thousand heads (-0.5%) and 3.9 thousand heads (-0.3%) less than on May 1, 2025, and 89 thousand heads (-8%) and 104 thousand heads (-8%) less compared to June 1, 2024. About 42% of animals are kept in industrial enterprises, and 58% in households.
At the same time, the industrial sector contains 918.6 thousand heads of cattle, which is 3 thousand.