Production of fresh dairy is no longer growing and it seems that producers are not keen to increase it. The struggle for raw materials has ceased. The reason is a decrease in orders from retail and general fall in consumer demand. – INFAGRO
The mood of Ukrainian cheese makers is getting worse. They are trying to sell their product at a high price, realizing that considering competition with imported cheeses, keeping price high will not last long. – INFAGRO
The large-scale increase in cheese imports is now the most painful issue for Ukrainian cheese makers – INFAGRO
Lower prices for raw milk and a relatively normal consumer demand made the market conditions favorable for domestic cheese makers to make good money. But there is one serious problem – the flow of cheap European cheeses to Ukraine does not dry out. – 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
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
The drying season in Ukraine is almost over. Several dairies still remain in operation, the ones that use raw milk produced by rural households keeing cows. The price of this milk has not particularly risen since summer. – INFAGRO
In about four weeks’ time, the EU intervention program for Skimmed Milk Powder will end and it is doubtful the public intervention period will be extended as farm gate prices for June 2017, as reported by LTO, were in average € 33,69/100 kgs compared to € 25,14/1000 kgs in the same month last year. An […]
It seems that this year the season of active casein production will last longer than usual. – INFAGRO
Due to both seasonality and low demand prices on the external markets production of casein has almost ceased in Ukraine. – INFAGRO
