Ukraine: Dairy Sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Ukrainian dairy industry over a given time period.

This report highlights the complexity of the industry, which should be analysed from several viewpoints: in terms of milk production and delivery, the processing of the commodity into various products (powder, cheese, fermented milk, butter, etc.) and exports towards Russia.

The relationship between milk production (substantial) and population (decreasing slightly) determines the amount of raw material at the country's disposal that can then be processed into a commodity for exportation.
UKRAINE
  x 1.000 ton 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Raw material area
Number of cows in January ('000) 3.410 3.347 3.095 2.856 2.737 2.631  
Milk production (Mil Lt) 13.270 12.262 11.761 11.604 11.254 11.094 11.389
± % from previous year -7,6% -4,1% -1,3% -3,0% -1,4% +2,7%
Milk Deliveries 5.607 6.078 5.444 4.742 4.793    
% Deliveries on production 42,3% 49,6% 46,3% 40,9% 42,6% - -
Dairy production
Processed Liquid Milk 818 863 808 770 801 891  
Fermented milk and mixed milk drinks 523 532 532 492 479 474  
± % from previous year +1,7% 0,0% -7,5% -2,6% -1,0%
Butter 104 100 84 74 79 77  
Fat cheeses 215 246 236 224 207 178  
± % from previous year +14,4% -4,1% -5,1% -7,6% -14,0%
Fresh cheeses *   93 92 85 78 77  
Milk powders   125 95 67 69 54  
Whey powder   266 256 205 307    
Export
Bulk milk (HS 04011090, HS 04012019 and HS 04012099) 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,9 1,1
Packed milk (HS 04011010, HS 04012011 and HS 04012091) 2,7 4,0 16,3 18,0 16,1 10,3 4,5
Butter (HS 0405) 12,7 3,9 6,1 0,9 1,2 2,1 0,7
Cheese (HS 0406) 49,2 62 77 77 79 80 68
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) 17,4 18,3 21,1 4,7 6,1 2,1 1,4
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 64 58 43,6 27,0 13,9 22,3 26,2
Caseine (HS 350110) 13,6 7,4 7,4 5,2 4,3 5,7 6,6
Import
Bulk milk (HS 04011090, HS 04012019 and HS 04012099) 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0
Packed milk (HS 04011010, HS 04012011 and HS 04012091) 0,5 1,0 0,3 0,1 0,3 1,8 3,1
Butter (HS 0405) 0,0 0,8 2,8 16,3 6,1 5,0 9,0
Cheese (HS 0406) 8,5 11,9 13,1 9,1 11,2 12,2 17,1
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,7 0,3 0,8 1,5
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 0,2 0,3 0,1 7,7 1,6 1,8 3,4
Caseine (HS 350110) 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0
Population ('000) 46.592 46.282 45.992 45.715 45.448 45.190  

* Fresh unfermented cheeses and sourmilk curd

Source Raw material area and Dairy production: State Statistics Service of Ukraine
Source Export and Import: GTIS
Source Population : FAO

Last update: 2013-05-24
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