AGRO PERSPECTIVE «AGRO+ MILK UKRAINE #47 December 23, 2010.
Within reporting week Ukrainian dairy products’ market did not undergo any significant changes. Trade activity was rather low; most dairy products were exported in just small lots.
As of this week, cheese and butter domestic/external sale rates have slightly risen against previous week due to demand growth on the eve of New Year/Christmas holidays.
On Ukrainian domestic/external markets, all dairy products’ prices remained unchanged against previous week. Prices’ stability is to be explained with fact of Ukrainian producers having accumulated dairy products’ rather high reserves which prevent prices seasonal growth.
As to results of market prices’ monitoring (carried out by State Inspection for Prices Control), as of Dec 20/10, Ukrainian domestic market dairy products’ average prices have grown against Dec 10/10, in part., milk — from UAH5,89 per liter up to UAH5,96 per liter, up 1.2%; sour cream — from UAH15,97 per kg up to UAH16,05 per kg, up 0.5%; butter — from UAH47,26 per kg up to UAH48,03 per liter, up 1.6%).
SMP
Within reporting week internal market high-quality SMP offer prices remained UAH22–25 per kg (low-quality — UAH20–22 per kg), unchanged against previous week.
Within this week Ukrainian SMP export prices for non-CIS countries fluctuated within US$2,550–2,650 per MT; prices for Middle Asian countries (in part., Kazakhstan) were US$3,100–3,400 per MT.
WMP
Within this week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ WMP prices remained same as within last week: UAH35–37 per kg (domestic) and US$3,700–3,800 per MT (export).
BUTTER
As earlier, within this week butter 72.5% fat was most often sold averagely at UAH40–42 per kg.
Within reporting week Ukrainian butter export was very low; companies exported mainly packaged butter.
CHEESES
As to Ukrainian traders/producers data, within reporting week domestic market cheese demand remained relatively high. However, there were very large spreads between prices of same kind of cheese depending on quality, producers’ popularity and sale regions. It is to be admitted, in Ukraine nowadays cheese production is the most profitable among all dairy products, so producers direct to cheese production the main part of milk resources they receive.
Within this week cheeses 50% fat domestic market offer prices remained UAH42–48 per kg (unchanged against last week); it is to be admitted, some producers declared even UAH38–40 per kg sale prices.
Within reporting week cheeses 50% fat export sale rates have also grown against previous week; as of this week, cheeses 50% fat export prices ranged within US$5,500–5,600 per MT.
WHEY
As earlier, within reporting week domestic market whey trade remained rather active.
As of this week, domestic market whey offer prices ranged within UAH7,5–8,0 per kg; whey export offer prices fluctuated within US$780–820 per MT.
Within this week domestic market demineralized whey prices remained UAH8,8–9,0 per kg (unchanged against previous week); demineralized whey export prices were US$920–950 per MT (same as within last week).
CASEIN
Within reporting week domestic casein market situation remained same as within previous week. As earlier, Ukrainian domestic casein reserves were zero low.
Within this week domestic market casein prices ranged within UAH58–60 per kg; domestic sales were slack.
There was no casein export within this week. As of this week, casein export offer prices remained US$7,400–7,500 per MT, unchanged as of last week.
Ukrainian dairy products’ export prices (US$ per MT)
