From the first days of 2019, 1 liter of Extra milk fell in price by 70 kopecks. and today it costs 9.5 UAH.
The Milk Producers Association (APM) is concerned about the rapid decline in raw milk prices. In the domestic market, a sharp drop in the price of raw milk, initiated by processing enterprises, can be observed. This happens against the background of a constant rise in the price of dairy products in the world. It would be quite expected not to reduce the cost of milk as a raw material, but to stabilize the market.
Processing enterprises explain this situation by limiting the market for Ukrainian dairy products. The Rosselkhoznadzor is tightening control over the import of cheese products from the CIS countries, including Belarus, where Ukraine sold its goods.Back in 2013, 70% of Ukrainian exports of dairy products were destined for the Russian market, recalled APM Vice President Anna Lavrenyuk. The current state of affairs compels us to state that during the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the processing industry did not recover from the blow, and could not properly reorient itself towards the release of new products and the search for other markets. So far, the domestic market for dairy products and milk as raw materials remains dependent on the Russian Federation. This situation jeopardizes the very existence of the entire dairy industry.
According to Anna Lavrenyuk, since the Rosselkhoznadzor tightened control over the import of cheese products, processing enterprises have been calculating losses and are trying to stay afloat, lowering the prices of raw milk.