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The quality of industrial milk delivered for processing, according to the State Statistics Service, continues to improve. This was reported by analyst of the Association of Milk Producers Yana Linetska. Yes, the volume of extra grade milk for 9 months in 2021, it increased by 6.8%...

The upward trend in milk prices continues, although the growth rate has slowed down as much as possible, said Volodymyr Andriyets, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers. The last monitoring showed a slight increase in average price by 0.05 UAH to 10.71 UAH/kg without VAT. At the same time, the Extra Grade milk increased in price by 0...

Another wave of rising milk prices took place on the market. The weighted average price of three     grades increased by 30 kopecks. It is noteworthy that as a result of a persistent shortage of raw milk, which has a permanent tendency to increase, this time the lower grades of milk became more expensive. As a result, the price difference between the varieties has decreased signific...

Attention of agricultural producers: payments under the program of cheaper agricultural loans have been resumed.   This was officially announced by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on its Facebook page. In particular, it is noted that UAH 478.8 million was allocated to economic enti...

RISK OF HYPOKALCEMIA IS AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM ON DAIRY FARMS Recent studies have demonstrated that 78 % cows at the beginning of lactation present low blood calcium level and although most of them h...

From August 1, the value added tax (VAT) rate of 20% on live cattle, raw milk materials and other agricultural raw materials was restored. Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine supports the Association of Milk Producers on the need for a thorough reduction of the VAT rate to 14% throughout the food chain. This was emphasized by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi during the Agricultural Tax Headquarters on July 26. «A transi...

Prices for exchange-traded dairy products in July showed a decline, reports Volodymyr Andriets, according to IFCN. Prices for butter — minus 4.1% (due to falling Chinese demand), skimmed milk powder — minus 6.8% (production generally exceeds demand, except in the Asian region), whol...

Focus on maximum comfort of cows — one of the main reasons for consistently high productivity at TOV «Agrofirma im. Shevchenka» — our second location of the Days of the Farm-2021. In particular, even now, in the heat of 32−33 degrees, the milk yield on the farm has not changed and is 32 liters per dairy cow. And under more comfortable conditions&n...

For the sixth month in a row, raw milk prices remain stable, which is an unprecedented fact in the dairy industry. This was announced by the chief analyst of the Association of Milk Producers Volodymyr Andriіets. Given that prices froze at their last peak and missed the traditional stage of&...

An audit by the European Commission was carried out from 1 to 12 March this year to assess the authorised control over the production and certification of milk and dairy products to be exported to the European Union, the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP) reports. The agency has received a report on the audit results and proposals for further exports of Ukrainian products to the EU. 25 producers of milk and dairy products in&nbs...