Milk Prices in Ukraine Remain Stable at the Beginning of May 2025
At the beginning of May 2025, the weighted average price of three main grades of raw milk in Ukraine was 15.97 UAH/kg (excluding VAT), which is only 3 kopecks lower compared to the previous month.
This is reported by AgroReview
Georgiy Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Milk Producers Association, reported that the market situation remained stable over the last month, with only minor price fluctuations.
Price Dynamics for Different Grades of Milk
The purchase price of extra-grade milk at the beginning of May decreased by 3 kopecks compared to the beginning of April, reaching 16.12 UAH/kg. In some farms, prices for this grade ranged from 15.5 to 16.5 UAH/kg.
The cost of higher-grade milk as of April 23 averaged 15.93 UAH/kg, which is 2 kopecks lower than a month ago. The range of purchase prices for this grade was from 15.3 to 16.2 UAH/kg.
The average price of first-grade milk remained unchanged at 15.6 UAH/kg since mid-April. The minimum price in farms was 15 UAH/kg, while the maximum was 15.8 UAH/kg.
Market Situation and Export Impact
“At the beginning of May, there was no shortage of raw milk in the domestic market. Supply was high, while demand for finished products was low.”
It is noted that changes in balance are mainly observed in the market for finished dairy products, where export volumes have increased. This has led to a reduction in stockpiles of exchange goods and contributed to some stabilization of raw material prices. As a result, the profitability of producing dairy products from higher-grade raw materials has increased.
Further growth in purchase prices may be restrained by the potential cancellation in June 2025 by the European Commission of autonomous trade measures (ATM) for milk and dairy products from Ukraine. Since 2022, these measures have allowed domestic processors to supply products to the EU without quotas and tariffs.
The Milk Producers Association, together with the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine, has already appealed to the European Commission, urging the continuation of ATM after June 5, 2025, to support the domestic industry in challenging conditions and facilitate its integration into the European market.
In the first quarter of 2025, 54% of domestic milk was produced in the industrial sector.