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VADYM CHAGAROVSKY, Chair Council of Directors, Dairy Union of Ukraine: What type of business relationship between milk producers and dairy processors could be optimal for Ukraine?

Speaking about milk suppliers – dairy processors relationship we have to consider two types of suppliers. There are, generally speaking, two types: large farms, which produce every day from 4-5 to 100 tons of milk, and rural households that own cows. Dairy enterprises are always interested in getting quality raw milk in the right amount, […]

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TORSTEN HEMME, Managing Director IFCN: What are the most important factors for dairy business development? What is the current supply – demand ratio on the global dairy market?

According to the IFCN Monitoring the world milk price increased by 35% to a level of ca. 30 USD or 27 EUR/100 kg milk since June 2016. Now, after 2 years of lows in milk pay-out, world production is finally decreasing. Latest projections confirm that currently world milk demand is growing faster than the supply […]

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ANDRIY YARMAK, economist TCIN FAO: On the dairy processors associations and protection of reputation of dairies

INFAGRO: In your opinion, how a professional association of dairy processors should act to be effective in providing technical support to dairies and promote Ukrainian dairy products to foreign markets? The most successful association of manufacturers of various products is usually organized so as to guarantee transparent and competitive business environment to its members and […]

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KEVIN BELLAMY, Global Strategist – Dairy at Rabobank: Sub-Saharan Africa – opportunities with the correct strategy

Last few years has seen increasing interest in the opportunities in dairy presented by Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, it is important to not look at SSA as one region, rather a complex web of diverse countries with their own subtle characteristics. If ever there was an example of ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ – SSA […]

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OLGA KOZAK, IFCN representative in Ukraine, Doctorate Applicant NSC “Institute of Agrarian Economics”: Will the milk price increase in Ukraine immediately follow the recovery of the world milk prices?

Ukraine  has always been incorporated into the global economic space, it is one of the world food market players which has always been dependent and almost never disconnected from it. This can be fully applied to the market of milk and dairy products, which is considered as the open market. Analyzing the relation of the […]

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ALEXEY BOGDANOV, Head Main Department for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Republic of Belarus: оn the diversification of Belarusian dairy export

Indeed, by the year 2020 Belarus is planning to increase the level of annual milk production to 9.2 mln t (the level of 2015 was 7,044 mln t). Of course, with such a significant increase in production we need to work on expanding the market by diversifying exports, as the markets of traditional partners in […]

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VOLODYMYR LAPA, Head of The State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service of Ukraine on the rules of the inspection of dairies

INFAGRO: The State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service has been authorised to provide the supervision of the relevant enterprises, in particular, dairy plants. The moratorium on the verifications has been lifted. How the verification and surveillance will be performed? Is there any schedule?  What may cause the inspector’s visit to a dairy?

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