This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AVM) Yana Muzychenko.

The average price for Extra Grade milk in May was 8.89 UAH/kg, which is 2.5% lower than in April and 12.8% lower than last year's May prices. At the same time, at the end of the month the most common offer was 8.50 per kilogram of Extra Grade milk at a volume of 10 tons.

Higher Grade milk cost in average 8.51 UAH/kg, which is 5.5% lower than the price of April, and Grade I cost 8.19 UAH/kg (-2.5%).

Global trends, moreover, are more than positive. The price index for milk and dairy products by IFCN in April this year was 36.1 euros/100 kg, which is 2.8% higher than in March, and 4% in the corresponding period of 2017. In addition, this is the highest price index in April starting in 2015.