During transition, many Ukrainian agricultural enterprises found themselves in a deep economic crisis. Generally, the privatisation and restructuring of the enterprises was merely formal. Agriculture mainly suffers from an adverse  overall economic situation, liquidity problems, and poor infrastructure. In the 1990s the accumulated decline of agricultural output was 51%. In 2000, total agricultural output was recovering, as it increased by 9%, whereas the decline of livestock production continued . Over 43% of the agricultural largescale enterprises were still not profitable in 2000.