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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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Number of cows in January ('000) 1.789 1.673 1.544 1.353
Milk production (Source: FAS-USDA) 9.466 9.000 7.957 7.015 7.015 6.605 -5,8% Jan-Dec 2024
± % Over the same period of the previous year -4,9% -11,6% -11,8%
Supply total 3.512 3.198
% Delivery on production 37,1% 35,5%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Milk and cream 974,1 826,0
SMP 35,3 29,4
Butter 87,5 71,0
Fat cheeses 112,0 98,2
Fresh cheeses ** 81,4 85,3
Condesed Milk 37,8 32,7
Yogurt and Fermented products 445,3 440,0
EXPORT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP importers
33 38 18 14
Whey (HS 0404)
TOP importers
27 22 16 16
Milk and Cream (HS 0401)
TOP importers
19 15 29 28
SMP (skimmed milk powder- HS 040210)
TOP importers
16 13 22 20
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP importers
11 11 14 7,8
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP importers
6,4 6,9 9,0 8,9
Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403)
TOP importers
5,7 5,5 3,1 3,3
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299)
TOP importers
7,5 4,9 3,0 4,5
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229)
TOP importers
3,7 4,4 2,6 2,4
Casein (HS 350110)
TOP importers
5,5 5,2 7,8 6,2
IMPORT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 % Period
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP exporters
47 55 34 34
Milk and Cream (HS 0401)
TOP exporters
13 14 9,4 5,1
Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403)
TOP exporters
9,9 14 9,5 8,7
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP exporters
9,4 12 8,6 11
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP exporters
10 9,1 1,1 2,7
Yogurt e Buttermilk (HS 0403)
TOP exporters
9,9 14 9,5 8,7
Infant milk formula (HS 190110)
TOP exporters
6,1 5,6 4,1 4,0
SMP (skimmed milk powder- HS 040210)
TOP exporters
3,4 4,6 0,5 0,7
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299)
TOP exporters
2,7 2,2 0,5 0,1
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Cheese 222 230 175 157 157 151 -3,8% Jan-Dec 2024
Butter 83 72 52 51 51 51 0,0% Jan-Dec 2024
SMP 21 21 4,0 3,0 3,0 4,0 +33,3% Jan-Dec 2024
WMP 8,0 9,0 7,0 5,0 5,0 5,0 0,0% Jan-Dec 2024
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Cheese 5,06 5,28 4,41 4,27
Butter 1,89 1,65 1,31 1,39
SMP 0,48 0,48 0,10 0,08
WMP 0,18 0,21 0,18 0,14
% Self-sufficiency 98,2% 96,8% 100,4% 100,3%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
Population ('000) 43.910 43.531 39.702 36.745
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 3.780 (e) 4.874 (e) 4.607 (e) 5.225 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 3.307(e) 4.121(e) 4.375(e) 4.832(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: 2024-03-13
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