Ukrainian cheese exports are now ten times lower than their imports

This was reported by INFAGRO. In three quarters, the country imported more than 26 thousand tons of rennet cheese and 4 thousand tons of processed cheese, which is many times more than in previous years. Thus, this year more than a third of our rennet cheese market is occupied by European cheeses. And this is not the limit. The share of imports will continue to grow. It is more and more difficult to compete with cheap European goods, and not today Belarusians will try to enter our market with their cheeses tomorrow. Even the collapse of the hryvnia does not prevent importers from buying cheese. In particular, 3.2 thousand tons of rennet cheese were imported to Ukraine last month, including 1.8 thousand tons of hard / semi-hard cheese. Supply prices are much more modest than those of domestic producers. For example, Gouda / Edam is imported at a price of 133 UAH / kg after customs clearance. More expensive cheeses - Maasdam, Radomer, Royal - often cost importers no more than 160 ...