Ukraine: dairy processing harmed by power outage
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine left the country’s dairy industry without electricity, as a result operation of enterprises was stopped.
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Russian missile strikes on Ukraine left the country’s dairy industry without electricity, as a result operation of enterprises was stopped.
Almost 20% of Ukrainian retailers reduced their staff by more than 10% during the war, while 62% of companies unscheduledly reduce the process of hiring new employees – this is what a joint study of the Association of Retailers of Ukraine and Rabota.ua says.
‘Green transition in dairy and food security in crises times’ was the theme that Agnieszka Maliszewska had chosen for the 2022 edition of the IDCF in Białystok.
In August, Ukrainian raw milk market began to show signs of revival. But dynamics were insignificant compared to the expectations associated with the sharp devaluation of the fixed exchange rate of hryvnia at the end of July. – INFAGRO
– On 15 June 2022, dairy producers and dairy sector stakeholders, over 70 representatives in total, met online for the 3rd expert talks to support and promote dairy export during the war. This time the discussion was devoted to the opportunities for Ukrainian exporters on the EU and global markets.
It is symbolic that on World Milk Day, 1 June, the second session of expert talks on the topic “Export Logistics of Ukrainian Dairy Products” to support and promote dairy export during the war was held.
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25 years ago Ukraine was ranked 6th in the world by cow’s milk production. Now it faces the threat of shortage of milk.
November 30 – December 14, 2018, the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted its own all-Ukrainian public opinion poll on the right of the citizens to freely dispose of the land shares they own.
It seems that Ukrainian dairy is already recovering from the long crisis that they endured in 2014-2016. Of course, there is still a lot of unresolved problems, but comparing the current situation with last year circumstances, there is some reason for optimism.
Global milk production levels continue to recover following the sharp contraction in late 2016, according to the Rabobank Global Dairy Quarterly Q2 2017.