Raw milk price is increasing in Ukraine
Though mass rise of prices is not present, but they gradually grow.
The growth generally concerns milk from agricultural enterprises, and spot prices do almost grow.
The tone on raw milk market is set by the companies having access to Crimea — generally producers of fresh milk products. Processors which sell the products to Kazakhstan (cheese, cheese products, whey powder, butter) or use «gray» schemes for sales to Russia are also active.
Though average cost of milk from agricultural enterprises made UAH 4.40-4.80/kg in the second half of month, but more often it was said that the processors were ready to pay over UAH 5/kg for big volumes. Qualitative milk from farms with production capacities of 20-30 tonnes/day is already valued even at UAH 5.10-5.20/kg.
Spot milk (resale) is valued at UAH 4.60-5.20/kg depending on fat content, but quality of it is often worse, than milk from agricultural enterprises.
Price for milk from households is at UAH 2.70-3.30/kg in Ukraine. At the same time the most part of it (in Central and Western Ukraine) is still valued at not more than UAH 3/kg.
Rather stable situation on markets of milk powder and butter influences spot market of skimmed milk and cream. Skimmed milk of standard quality is offered at UAH 3.00-3.20/kg, skimmed milk of good quality — at UAH 3.30-3.40/kg. Cream is valued at UAH 20-22/kg.
Decrease of prices for milk from agricultural enterprises is hardly probable, but essential growth will not occur until the end of the year either.