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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: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
| x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Number of cows in January ('000) | 1.673 | 1.544 | 1.353 | 1.263 | ||||||
| Milk production | 8.717 | 7.768 | 7.430 | |||||||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -10,9% | -4,3% | -100,0% | |||||||
Supply total
|
3.198 | |||||||||
| % Delivery on production | 36,7% | |||||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Milk and cream | 826,0 | SMP | 29,4 | Butter | 71,0 | Fat cheeses | 98,2 | Fresh cheeses ** | 85,3 | Condesed Milk | 32,7 | Yogurt and Fermented products | 440,0 |
| EXPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
38 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2,2 | 2,0 | -7,6% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Whey (HS 0404) |
|
22 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 3,2 | 3,0 | -7,9% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Milk and Cream (HS 0401) |
|
15 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 4,9 | 3,8 | -22,4% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder- HS 040210) |
|
13 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 2,9 | 3,9 | +33,4% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
11 | 14 | 7,8 | 7,2 | 0,6 | 1,8 | +209,4% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
6,9 | 9,0 | 8,9 | 12 | 1,7 | 2,0 | +19,4% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403) |
|
5,5 | 3,1 | 3,3 | 4,4 | 0,6 | 0,8 | +35,4% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
|
4,9 | 3,0 | 4,5 | 6,0 | 0,7 | 1,2 | +62,6% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
4,4 | 2,6 | 2,4 | 2,1 | 0,4 | 0,5 | +11,9% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Casein (HS 350110) |
|
5,2 | 7,8 | 6,2 | 6,7 | 1,0 | 0,8 | -15,9% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| IMPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
| Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
55 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 5,1 | 6,1 | +20,0% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Milk and Cream (HS 0401) |
|
14 | 9,4 | 5,1 | 2,0 | 0,4 | 0,9 | +126,5% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403) |
|
14 | 9,5 | 8,7 | 8,2 | 1,3 | 1,6 | +18,0% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
12 | 8,6 | 11 | 12 | 1,9 | 1,9 | +0,7% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) |
|
9,1 | 1,1 | 2,7 | 2,6 | 1,1 | 0,2 | -83,9% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403) |
|
14 | 9,5 | 8,7 | 8,2 | 1,3 | 1,6 | +18,0% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
|
5,6 | 4,1 | 4,0 | 4,1 | 0,7 | 0,7 | +4,1% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder- HS 040210) |
|
4,6 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 0,9 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +111,6% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
|
2,2 | 0,5 | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -71,8% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 230 | 175 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 161 | -0,6% | Jan-Dec 2025 | Butter | 72 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 57 | -1,7% | Jan-Dec 2025 | SMP | 21 | 4,0 | 9,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2025 | WMP | 9,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2025 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 5,19 | 4,26 | 4,24 | |||||||
| Butter | 1,63 | 1,27 | 1,40 | |||||||
| SMP | 0,47 | 0,10 | 0,24 | |||||||
| WMP | 0,20 | 0,17 | 0,16 | |||||||
| % Self-sufficiency | 96,7% | 100,4% | 100,3% | |||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 44.299 | 41.049 | 37.733 | |||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 4.882 (e) | 4.349 (e) | 4.654 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 4.128(e) | 4.130(e) | 4.304(e) | |||||||
(f): forecast
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
** Fresh unfermented cheeses and sourmilk curd
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source Raw material area and Dairy production: State Statistics Service of Ukraine
Source Export and Import: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population : FAO
Note: The Self-sufficiency rate at the moment does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190, milk powder that has a fat content similar to whole milk powder, but instead of butterfat contains vegetable fats.
Last update: 2025-04-23