Ukraine: The export of butter has halved, the import has increased many times
At the end of the year, the rather rapid and significant increase in prices of butter stopped. – INFAGRO
At the end of the year, the rather rapid and significant increase in prices of butter stopped. – INFAGRO
Until recently the global market of butter looked pretty good. Ukrainian operators expected to resume export of butter to Europe. Now such a trade is completely losing perspective, at least until the end of the summer. In the EU butter is not much more expensive than in Ukraine. – INFAGRO
In Ukraine, as in the rest of the world, prices of butter continue to fall. This is logical, if we take into account the share of exports in total sales. – INFAGRO
In Europe and Belarus butter prices have fallen, but Ukrainian butter is invariably more expensive. And its prices will be rising until it becomes profitable to import it from abroad. – INFAGRO
Ukraine continues to export butter. Export sales prices are often higher than domestic ones, which makes sellers want increase domestic prices. – INFAGRO
Despite the trend on the global dairy market, butter prices in Ukraine remain stable. This is quite predictable, because production of this product is at the peak of the season now. – INFAGRO
The “big milk” season gave impulse to rapid growth of butter production. At the same time, exports is a big problem due to low prices. – INFAGRO
The situation in the market of butter is rather uncertain. In the world market prices of butter are falling, so, export prices are low. – INFAGRO
This year exports of dairy products have markedly decreased. – INFAGRO
Ukrainian manufacturers of SMP are no longer eager to sell the powder even for 1900 USD/t, although not so far ago they sold it even for as low as 1800 USD/t. Whole milk powder is also sold well. – INFAGRO