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…

Dairy Records of Ukraine–2025: The TOP-20 Most Productive Farms Announced

To recognize the achievements of industry leaders, disseminate best practices, and emphasize the importance of supporting the dairy sector both domestically and internationally, the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) summarized the results of the annual ranking "Dairy Records of Ukraine–2025."

Dairy Map of Ukraine-2025: Achievements Despite Losses

At the end of May 2025, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine finalized the results of the dairy cattle sector’s performance for 2024 and provided updated data on herd numbers, cow productivity, milk production and delivery for processing, and quality grades.
As usual, the Analytical Department of the Association of Milk Producers prepared the infographic “Ukraine’s Dairy Map” to visually show the indicators with which Ukraine’s dairy sector entered 2025.
It is impressive that despite wartime losses, targeted shelling and destruction, a forced new wave of closures and relocations of farms from war-affected regions, exhausting blackouts, and record-breaking heat from June to September 2024, which caused more than 50% of industrial farms to significantly decline in milk yields, Ukraine’s dairy sector demonstrated significant achievements!

  • Wednesday, 4 June 2025

+10 Vehicles for the Air Assault Forces from AMU Members

+10 vehicles for the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces from members of the Association of Milk Producers!

  • Thursday, 10 April 2025

+10 Vehicles for the Air Assault Forces from AMP Participants

+10 vehicles for the Air Assault Forces (UA Air Assault Forces) provided by the participants of the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP)!

Dairy farm owners, including those from war-affected and frontline territories, supported the Ukrainian Agri Council (VAR) initiative “Big Collection for the Air Assault Forces” and purchased much-needed pickup trucks for our military to carry out combat missions and defend Ukraine.

  • Wednesday, 26 March 2025

The update of the Ukraine Dairy Map-2024 infographic dedicated to the World Milk Day

On the occasion of a special date for the dairy community of the world - World Milk Day, which was officially introduced by the Food Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on June 1, 2001, the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) in cooperation with the certification body "Organic Standard" and with the support of Switzerland within the framework of the Swiss-Ukrainian Program “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine" (QFTP), implemented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) in partnership with SAFOSO AG (Switzerland), prepared and published an updated infographic "Ukraine Dairy Map - 2024". 

Ukraine dairy map 2022. Infographics

The share of extra grade in milk submitted for processing has increased to almost 40%. The industrial sector managed to keep the number of cows at the level of the previous year. The list of major importers of dairy products was led by Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.

  • Thursday, 17 February 2022