In the initial months of 2024, Ukraine witnessed a decline in its imports of buttermilk and related dairy products by 18.7% in volume and 6.5% in monetary terms compared to the same timeframe in the previous year, with imports totaling 1.3 thousand tons and valued at $2.9 million. The primary sources of these imports were Belgium, Poland, and Germany. On the flip side, Ukraine's exports of these dairy commodities saw a significant increase, with a 33.6% rise in volume and a 36.9% increase in value, amounting to 628 tons and $819,000 respectively. The main destinations for these exports included Moldova, the UAE, and Georgia. Additionally, the global dairy trade price index for these products experienced a 2.8% increase as of April 2.