Ukraine has increased cheese imports

In Ukraine, the cheese market remains a difficult situation. So to avoid losses, manufacturers raise prices, although this leads to lower sales. This was reported by INFAGRO. It is noted that the rise in prices for Ukrainian cheeses stimulates the import of European cheeses, which, although more expensive, are still cheaper than domestic ones. "Last month, Ukraine imported a record amount of cheese: 3.8 thousand tons of rennet and 626 thousand tons of processed cheese. In general, for three quarters, cheese imports increased by 11%, to almost 33.4 thousand tons, "- said in a statement. It is noted that the category of hard and semi-hard cheeses, which are in direct competition with the cheeses of most domestic producers, accounts for 15.5 thousand tons, which is approximately equal to last year's imports. Last month, imports of such products increased by 9% to more than 2,000 tons, which is not surprising, since the cost of imports of Emmental cheese is only about 155 UAH per kg. ...