APK-Invest ends 2014 with losses

Ukrainian company APK-Invest ended 2014 with losses amounting to UAH 102.9 million (US$ 4.96 million). The negative results are primarily due to the armed conflict in the east of the country and the devaluation of the hryvnia. Though full-year data are not available yet, the results in the first nine months of 2014 show losses, despite an increase in pork production. During this period the company slaughtered 370,000 heads of pigs, which is 16% more than during the same period in 2013, producing