Ukraine: Dairy producers expect the market to revive by the end of February
Dairy
Ukraine
Published Feb 23, 2022
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In February 2022, the market for fresh dairy products can hardly be called active. Weak demand is due to another wave of pandemics, forced long "vacations" in schools and universities. In addition, consumers began to save more, according to Infagro. "Manufacturers do not intend to stimulate sales of special shares, much less lower base prices. Most of them continue to try to increase prices for their products, "the statement said. Leading players in the market of fresh dairy products in mid-February put the main positions at the following prices: milk 2.5%, film - 27−29 UAH / l, kefir 2.5%, film - 30−33 UAH / l, sour cream 15%, film - 70−75 UAH / kg, sour milk cheese 9% - 115−130 UAH / kg. It is noted that many operators hope that in the second half of February trade in fresh dairy products will intensify.
Original content
The peak of the pandemic wave seems to be over, and during the Shrovetide period the revenue usually increases. At the same time, there are no cardinal changes in foreign trade in whole milk products. Exports remain at 1.5 thousand tons. The main buyers of Ukrainian fresh dairy products are Moldova (48%) and Georgia (37%). Imported fresh dairy products come from Poland (59%), Germany (13%), Belgium (12%) and Belarus (9%). Certificate. In Ukraine, 2021 for dairy farmers was the worst in the last 6 seasons and one of the least profitable in the history of the industry. Dairy incomes have fallen sharply. According to the results of 11 months (as of December 1, 2021) of the current year, milk production of all types decreased by 5.8% to 8.15 million tons. We will remind, the last monitoring of the prices for milk showed that in Ukraine the trend to growth of the prices for a ...
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