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Під час 21-ї молочної конференції IFCN (2 - 3 червня) експерти з молочних продуктів з 70 країн обговорили молочну кризу, пов'язану з Covid-19, сказавши, що страх більший, ніж її вплив. Подія була зосереджена на статусі молочного світу, а також на шляху до кризи та виходу з неї.

Milk production in Ukraine continues to decline. Less milk is produced not only in rural households, but also in agricultural enterprises.  In April, both production and sale of milk by agri enterprises decreased by about 4% compared to April last year. This dynamics can be explained by lowering of&nb...

According to expectations, on May 18 there was another wave of price decline on the Ukrainian market of raw milk. The average weighted price of three grades decreased by 19 kopecks compared to the previous period and is 9.53 UAH/kg. This is reported by Volodymyr Andriyets, an analyst of the Association of Milk Producers. The prices went down mainly due to the fall in prices for the first and...

Lower prices for raw milk and a relatively normal consumer demand made the market conditions favorable for domestic cheese makers to make good money. But there is one serious problem – the flow of cheap European cheeses to Ukraine does not dry out.  Competition with imported cheeses makes domestic cheese-makers sell with big discounts on base prices in the range of 145−165 UAH/kg. Now it is a little easier for op...

As of 4/8/2020, prices for raw milk of all varieties began to decrease significantly. This time, Extra Grade milk and large volumes of raw materials have undergone tangible changes. This is reported by Volodymyr Andriyets, an analyst of the Association of Milk Producers. Thus, the average price for Extra Grade milk has decreased by 0,17 UAH compared to the previous period (wee...

As of April 6, 2020, data have been entered into the State GeoCadastre on 21.4 mln land plots with the total area of 43.8 mln ha (22.9 thou. newly formed land plots with the area of 21.9 thou. ha during the last week), including 14.3 mln agricultural land plots with the total area of 31.2 mln ha. As reported by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the process of entering information into the State GeoCadastre on administrative and territorial units is in ...

After a surge in consumer demand in retail caused by introduction of the COVID-19 emergency situation, the dairy market of Ukraine is expectably stabilizing and demand is reducing.  In retail trade, the demand is falling only now, but in HoReCa it collapsed two weeks ago. Exporters also can not boast of success, even despite the devaluation of hryvnia.  At the same t...

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament) adopted the Draft Law No. 2178−10 «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Turnover of Agricultural Land» in the second reading. The relevant decision was supported by 259 MPs. Law comes into force on July 1, 2021. «We have walked a great, pleasant and valuable path together. We know that the l...

«It's kind of surreal. It's weird watching these markets implode on such limited data,» says Tom Bailey a senior dairy economist with RaboAgriFinance. «We are shifting our projections to what can effectively be described as a recession.»  Farmers and analysts alike expected milk prices to suffer at the hands of COVID-19. However, what started as a price impact estimate of 6% has quickly become a much...

The package of bills adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament) to prevent coronavirus (Covid-19) spread will eliminate taxes for business. This was announced by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Development, member of the Sluga Narodu faction Dmytro Natalukha. The bill provides for business no...