In the pre-war 2021, many analysts claimed that Ukraine had already become a net importer of dairy products, significantly reducing exports and increasing imports. It was even stated that dairy imports were of 1 million tons of raw milk equivalent. At the same time, Infagro analysts were not so pessimistic at the time (exports were […]
In Febrary russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine changed everything in our lives, and the plans of Ukrainian dairy farmers and processors were also destroyed. The enemy occupied the territories where dairy farmers had peacefully worked and dairy plants were successfully functioning. Thanks to the heroism of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, part of the territory of […]
The strained relationship between food suppliers and retail chains has recently become even more acute than ever. Retailers for years have been ignoring dissatisfaction of their suppliers with neglecting their rights. Recently they noticed that this dissatisfaction has transformed into action, namely, the active participation of food producers’ associations in preparation of the bills aimed […]
With the entry of NZX and EEX as shareholders, Global Dairy Trade (GDT) evolves from an export sales tool of more or less only a single nation, namely New Zealand, into a much more worldwide ac-tive auction platform. At least, this is what Fonterra and the two stock exchanges seem to think. But is the […]
The war that russia started against Ukraine and the entire civilized world continues. For two months of hostilities there has been caused enormous damage to economy of our country, including agriculture. The sown areas have been shrunk, the seaports through which the main flow of food exports had been passing were blocked. The world began […]
Two months of Russia’s war on Ukraine have already caused tens of thousands of deaths among the military and civilians, ruined cities and lives of millions of Ukrainians. But Ukrainians are not the only nation that will feel the impact of this war. And not only Russians will feel it due to the pressure of […]
The second month of the war. The shock of the first days is over. We can say that our dairy companies have re-established all logistic ties, except for exports. The state lent a hand by introducing the purchase of dairy products – cheese, butter, milk powder, condensed and UHT milk. Currently, 30% of dairy products […]
Ukrainian milk prices are the third highest in Europe after Cyprus and Malta. This was stated by Vadym Chagarovsky, Chairman of the Dairy Union of Ukraine. “Currently, Europe has accumulated a surplus of raw milk, and Ukraine is lacking it,” he said. “I do not share the optimistic forecast that consumption of dairy products this […]
Ukrainian cheese market is subject to constant changes and unfortunately most of them are not positive. There are several reasons for such a pessimistic assessment of the state of Ukrainian cheese-making industry, both external and internal. The domestic reasons comprise the significant shortage of raw milk, and therefore high prices of raw milk. In addition, […]
Previously, Ukrainian dairies had significant surpluses of raw milk in the summer and could use it for exports aimed production. This year the situation has radically changed. As early as in mid-summer, exports of dairy products began to fall sharply despite the relatively high prices on the world dairy market. At the same time, there […]
