Dairy Farms Increase Milk Production Volumes in the First Half of 2025

Dairy farms in Western Ukraine are offsetting the decline in milk yields in the eastern and southern regions due to ongoing military actions, reports Georghii Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers.

Dairy Records of Ukraine-2025": Application Deadline Approaching. Review of 2024 Leaders

Friends, time flies quickly. Only 2 weeks remain until the application deadline for the "Dairy Records of Ukraine 2025" rating.

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Dairy Resilience: How Ukrainian Farmers Achieve Records Despite the War

Missile strikes, losses, forced relocations, abnormal heat, blackouts, resource and personnel shortages – all of this has become the new "normal" for Ukrainian agrarians. But even under such conditions, Ukraine's dairy sector has not only persevered but has managed to grow. In 2024, the average cow productivity in industrial farms reached 8167 kg per cow per year – 20% more than in 2021.

Relocation Impacts Cow Herd Dynamics

There is an ongoing decline in the cattle population in Ukraine due to a lack of state support, the war, and the relocation of farms from frontline regions to western oblasts, where an increase has been recorded, reports Georghii Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine.

Export Demand for Commodities Pushes Up Milk Prices

In the second half of July, purchase prices rose due to a raw milk deficit and high export demand for commodities. Butter exports increased by 50% in the first half of the year, and the hryvnia's devaluation is stimulating price growth for finished products. Further increases in purchase prices are expected in early August, but there are risks of them falling in the second half of the month due to uncertainty with EU trade after the cancellation of ATMs. New quotas have not yet been approved due to resistance from Central and Eastern European countries, which could halt Ukrainian dairy exports, reports Georghii Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers.

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL AGRARIAN FORUM CALLS FOR THE SWIFT ADOPTION OF THE EU-UKRAINE TRADE DEAL

The Association of Milk Producers, along with leading agricultural associations that are part of the Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum (UNAF) – a coordination platform for Ukraine's agricultural sector – call upon the EU Danish Presidency and the EU Member States to adopt without further delay the agricultural trade arrangement reached lately by the European Commission and Ukraine.

Ukraine increased exports of frozen beef in the first half of 2025

The situation in the cattle and beef market is stable: limited supply and high demand are supporting record trade volumes and high prices, despite geopolitical uncertainty and risks, reports Georghii Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine.

GDT Auction: Milk Powder Pushes Prices Up

Following the auction, the price index increased amid reduced milk powder stocks in producer regions, a decrease in commodity offerings, and a rise in the number of auction participants, reports Georghii Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine.

Preserve the Ministry of Agrarian Policy: Ukrainian Agricultural Associations Appeal to the President

The Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine, along with 36 other agricultural associations, has appealed to the President of Ukraine regarding the inadvisability of liquidating the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.