Raw milk prices are unreasonably high in Ukraine
As it was expected, the beginning of March was marked by mass rise of milk prices in Ukraine.
As it was expected, the beginning of March was marked by mass rise of milk prices in Ukraine.
The next round of considerable devaluation of UAH was the key February event for Ukrainian operators of dairy market. Exports of some dairy products became favourable again considering stability of the milk prices.
Market of raw milk has started to work at habitual schedule after New Year’s holidays.
Conditions are not improving on Ukrainian whey powder market. Demand is weak, or absolutely absent.
In conditions of abolished subsidies and, as a result, grown cost of milk, producers of fresh milk products decided to increase the prices more essentially, than before.
New year brought new fears for Ukrainian milk operators. Unlike last years, now there is no understanding of how the market will develop, what products are better to produce this season.
Ukraine supplied 19,460 tonnes of cheese to foreign markets in 2014, three times down on the previous year (59,000 tonnes).
Demand for condensed milk grew on the eve of holidays, though not soconsiderably, as previous years.
This year was very difficult for Ukrainian dairy operators, as well as for whole country. It is not surprising, because there are war and economic crisis in the country.
With Festive season in sight, the dairy market of Ukraine traditionally becomes more active in the middle of December. At this time the prices for milk and dairy products usually grow, due to seasonally low production volume.