Milk prices in Ukraine have become one of the highest in Europe

Published 2021년 12월 15일

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Ukraine has seen a significant increase in milk prices, making it the second most expensive in Europe after Cyprus and Malta. This increase is due to a raw milk surplus in Europe contrasted with a shortage in Ukraine, according to Vadym Chagarovsky, Chairman of the Union of Dairy Enterprises. He is pessimistic about any predicted rise in dairy consumption in the country and has observed a nearly 3 UAH increase in the cost of a liter of milk and over 40 UAH increase in hard cheese prices in Ukraine since the start of 2021.

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Milk prices have risen significantly in Ukraine. Currently in Europe this product is more expensive only in Cyprus and Malta. This was stated by Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Dairy Enterprises Vadym Chagarovsky, UNIAN reports. According to the expert, Europe now has accumulated surplus raw milk. Instead, there is a shortage in Ukraine. "I do not support the optimistic forecast that the consumption of dairy products this year will increase to 203 kg per capita. Because I do not share optimism at all about the volume of milk produced on the basis of statistics, and that we have an increase in milk consumption, "said Chagarovsky. It is ...

Source: Agrobusiness