Dairy prices have risen: how much do milk, cheese, kefir and yoghurt cost
6 August 2024 05:32
Retail prices for milk, kefir, yoghurt, butter and cheese have risen in Ukraine due to the heatwave and power outages. This was reported by the press service of the Association of Milk Producers, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Giorgi Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Produc ers, said that the rise in prices for most dairy products may be due to a reduction in the supply of dairy products from dairy processing plants to retail chains as a result of prolonged power outages during the heatwave in July.
Certain retailers returned dairy products to dairy processing plants due to the lack of storage conditions for perishable products on supermarket shelves.
In July, during prolonged power outages, refrigeration equipment was out of service and a significant amount of dairy products spoiled and were not sold.
The heatwave caused ventilation systems at dairy farms to malfunction, leading to an increase in heatstroke among cows and a decrease in their productivity. In July, milk processing companies experienced a shortage of raw milk. The use of diesel generators led to an increase in production costs, while higher purchase prices for raw milk contributed to higher prices for finished dairy products.
As of 5 August, pasteurised drinking milk averaged 47.55 UAH/kg (1% compared to July this year and 18% compared to last year).
Kefir with afat content of 2.5% averaged 55.52 UAH/kg (0.4% compared to July this year and 14% compared to last year). The price of 15% fat sour cream averaged 132.92 UAH/kg (-0.4% and 15% respectively).
The price ofdrinking yoghurt averaged UAH 94.29.50/kg (2% up on July’s price and 16% up on last year’s price). Yoghurt in glasses averaged UAH 131.34/kg (0.5% and 13%).
The average price of cottage cheese with 9% fat content in August reached UAH 243.03/kg. The product went up by UAH 10.73 (4.6% compared to July and 19% compared to the previous year).
Domestically producedbutter with a fat content of 72.5% to 73% averaged UAH 440.08 per kg (4% up on July and 21% up on the previous year).
Ukrainian cheese with a fat content of 50% on supermarket shelves costs an average of 470.58 UAH/kg (5% y-o-y and 13% y-o-y).
Gouda cheese with a fat content of 45% from Ukrainian companies costs an average of UAH 438.80 per kg (-5% y-o-y, but 14% y-o-y).
