Milk is getting cheaper in Poland, and more expensive in Ukraine

The pressure on farmers during the raw milk procurement season continues. It has a different scale depending on the region and the economic status of the procurement entity. - The average price of milk has already fallen below 2 zlotys per liter, but there are many small dairies that pay 1.5 zlotys per liter and less. What is worse is that the largest concerns are announcing further cuts, the Wielkopolska Chamber of Agriculture reports in a published market analysis, Farmer.pl reports According to the WIR (Greater Poland Chamber of Agriculture), there are several reasons for this state of affairs, including the drop in prices for dairy products in the world, the rise in energy and gas prices, and the dominant position of retail chains. The first thing that affected the price of milk in the world was the decrease in the prices of dairy products on world markets, in particular milk powder, cheese and butter. Secondly, the increase in the prices of gas and energy carriers, which play ...