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
On Ukrainian whey powder market there was the price rollback. The main reason is the drop of external sales with simultaneous active whey production as background – INFAGRO
Butter is already sold at the price higher than that of cheese. This does not correspond to any logic – INFAGRO.
