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The dairy industry, both farmers and processors, continues to operate at approximately the cost price level. Drought and high feed pressure prices the profitability of production, so farmers want higher prices for their product — raw milk. But market relations impose not only supply,...

Raw milk prices are demonstrating their seasonal character and upward trend. Seasonal price increase is additionally supported by more tangible shortage of raw milk as compared to previous year. During the month, the average price increased by ...

The season for the production of milk powder is being over, the demand for it is as hign as before.  The cost of milk powder in the domestic market is gradually increasing.  Some traders make seasonal purchases, some buy it to keep in the warehouse, counting on further price increases. I...

Due to seasonal character of milk production, milk prices are steadily increasing although in a slow pattern. The latest price monitoring has shown a slight increase in prices for all grades especially in Grade I.  Grade Extra increased to 10.16 UAH/kg (+0.06 UAH), Higher Grade — to 9.73 UAH/kg (+0.03 UAH), and Grade I — by 0.08 UAH up to 9.17 UAH/kg. The average price for all grades added 0.06 UAH a...

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. At the same time, the «courage» of the importers who continued to actively import quite expensive European butter even last month is suprising: in June, imports of...

The deadline for the appointment of the Minister of Agrarian Policy and the re-establishment of the Agrarian Ministry in Ukraine is set for September of the current, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at the meeting with Volyn region business representatives. «I do not know if we have enough time for that: we have one session week left, the next one. Then the Verkhovna Rada is in recess. I do not know if&n...

The decrease in dairy production at the height of the lockdown in April was later more than compensated: in May, production increased not only in comparison with April, but also turned out to be noticeably higher than in calm May last year. Compared to April, production growth in May took place in all commodity items, except for packaged milk and cheese product, where production decreased by 1% and 10%, respectively....

Before the start of the land market, farmers are extremely concerned about the consolidation of land areas. After all, scattered plots of land within one field, which will be cultivated by different owners or tenants, will significantly complicate the farmers’ work. This was discussed during the round table’s land panel «Topical agricultural and land issues», which took place in Uman with the participation of farmers, ministries' r...

A draft of the 2020 Federal Dietary Guidelines released this week affirms dairy’s role in a healthy diet beginning at 6 months of age and continuing thereafter. The final version of the report is expected to be released in mid-July. «In addition to maintaining three serving of dairy per day, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) found strong evidence pointing to positive health outcomes from d...

According to a recent monitoring of raw milk prices, as of June 15, the situation remains unchanged - prices continue to move in the side corridor. However, the heat and the revival of demand may push processing plants to raise prices in the end of June. The average price of extra grade milk is 10.1 UAH/kg, the highest grade — 9.57 UAH/kg, the first grade — at the level of 8.92 UAH/kg. The weighted average pri...