Ukraine may lose the milk market in Kazakhstan

Published 2024년 5월 5일

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Ukraine has seen an increase in cheese exports, but the market may be unstable due to competition from cheaper Belarusian and Russian products. The dairy industry has been impacted by the loss of markets due to logistical difficulties and a decrease in milk production. The shadow market of dairy products in Ukraine is around 20%, and the negative consequences include damage to the country's international business and political image, health risks to consumers, and revenue loss at all levels. Raw milk prices have led to product price increases, and Bulgaria has imported milk from Ukraine due to a raw material shortage. The State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Rights Protection has reviewed its activities and has allowed 528 exporters to export soybeans, corn, and barley to China.

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This year's export of cheese from Ukraine exceeded last year's figures, but this may be unstable. Vasyl Vintonyak, director of the Infagro company, expressed this assumption during a discussion on the topic "Changes in the dairy industry after two years of war", writes ArgoPortal. Vasyl Vintonyak noted: "We sell cheese to the Kazakhstan market - this is our main buyer of dairy products. But problems may arise there, which are already present on the market today: Ukrainian products are displaced by Belarusian and Russian ones, because they are much cheaper." Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine faced the loss of numerous markets due to logistical difficulties. However, the opening of the European market in 2022 was a great relief for Ukrainian exporters, including dairy producers. It will be recalled that approximately 40% of enterprises specializing in the production of raw milk suffered losses before the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. At this moment, this indicator ...

Source: Landlord