Expert Opinion
Georghii Kukhaleishvili
analyst
Association of Milk Producers

Global Dairy Market: Raw Material Prices Have Dropped Temporarily

According to IFCN estimates, global milk production volumes are expected to increase by 11 million tonnes in 2025 compared to last year. The weather in…

Georghii Kukhaleishvili
analyst
Association of Milk Producers

Global Dairy Market: Milk Surpluses Put Pressure on Prices

Nearly all dairy regions experienced an atypical increase in milk yields, which led to a rise in global milk production volumes. According to calculations by…

How much and what milk is bought for processing

The share of extra grade in the overall structure increased from 19% to 26.4%. In physical terms, it amounted to 670.6 thousand tons. The percentage of the higher grade grade decreased from 27.2% to 25.5% (649.6 thousand tons). And the first, on the contrary, increased from 27.3% to 43% (1 million 92.6 thousand tons). The share of the second grade decreased from 24.7 to 4.6% (116.9 thousand tons).

At the same time, the structure of milk supply to factories from industrial farms was as follows: 34.4% extra, 33.3% higher, 31.4% of the first and 0.7% of the second grade.

Source: AMР analytical department