Situation is stable on Russian cheese market

Consumer demand is lowon Russian cheese market, but the prices are balanced by almost absolute ban on import of Ukrainian products, and partial restrictions for Polish and Baltic cheeses.
Consumer demand is lowon Russian cheese market, but the prices are balanced by almost absolute ban on import of Ukrainian products, and partial restrictions for Polish and Baltic cheeses.
The situation remains difficult on Ukrainian butter market.
In Ukrainian parliament there is again an idea of fixing of floor prices for milk.
It is not the best times for Ukrainian cheese makers now.
Considerable changes did not occur on the market of milk powder for last two weeks.
The amount of Nonfat Dry Milk (NDM)/ Skim Milk Powder (SMP) produced is growing as fast or faster than yogurt or cheese. The big difference is that the majority (52% YTD) is exported. That means that the price is not determined domestically, but internationally.
Though agricultural producers complain of low prices for milk, demanding to fix their high minimal level, nevertheless its production grows this year.
Despite the next preferences for agricultural producers, the government of Belarus makes attempts to put the market in free floating state.
Ukrainian market of whey powder remains problematic.
There are slight reductions of internal sales and manufacture volumes on the market of condensed milk.