As of previous, within reporting week prices on Ukrainian domestic/export dairy products’ markets continued declining (mainly due to domestic market offer growth and export market sale prices’ lowing). However, at same time, decline tendency has been somewhat restricted by fact of Ukrainian producers’ having low dairy products’ unsold reserves (it is to be admitted, reserves have still remained low due to producers having had earlier made contracts for dairy products’ big lots). Besides, experts admit Ukrainian dairy products’ exporters may face one more problem: Kazakhstan national currency tenghe exchange rate is expected to start declining as soon as presidential election in Kazakhstan (to be held Apr 26) is over. In meanwhile, within this week SMP prices on Ukrainian domestic/export markets were prevented from significant lowing by fact of Ukrainian producers’ having relatively low SMP unsold reserves and domestic raw milk high prices. Besides, within this week many Ukrainian producers continued selling their SMP due to contracts concluded earlier at rather favorable prices. However, Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ SMP prices have slightly declined due to domestic market offer growth and domestic/export markets’ purchasers’ low activity. It is to be admitted, within this week SMP prices on EU countries’ domestic markets were going down — what stimulated traders to constantly decline their Ukrainian domestic market SMP purchase prices. However, Ukrainian producers didn’t agree with SMP purchase prices’ decline and often stopped selling their ready products to traders. Thus, within this week Ukrainian domestic market SMP prices have lowed to UAH47–50,5 per kg (down 0.51% against previous week/down 2.18% against last month similar); export prices have declined to US$1,650–1,750 per MT (down 5.56% as of last week/down 7.48% against last month similar). As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market WMP prices have sagged to UAH53–57 per kg (down 0.90% against previous week); export market WMP prices have declined to US$2,500–2,700 per MT (down 0.95% as of last week). Within this week Ukrainian WMP output remained low; however, at same time WMP output faced seasonal growth. Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ WMP sales have grown due to seasonality factor. Within reporting week Ukrainian butter producers continued raising their ready products’ output; however, experts admit butter output growth together with domestic market low demand have led to prices’ decline on Ukrainian domestic/export butter markets. At same time, experts say prices’ decline has been somewhat limited by Ukrainian butter shipments to Crimea and Middle Asia countries. As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices have declined to UAH48–52 per kg (down 0.99% against previous week/down 4.08% against last month similar). Simultaneously, this week Ukrainian export market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices have sagged to US$2,450–2,550 per MT (down 0.99% as of last week/down 2.58% against previous week). Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic market cheese prices were UAH68–76 per kg (same as within previous week/up 1.41% as of previous month similar); export market prices have declined to US$3,400–4,000 per MT (down 2.63% against previous week/down 2.63% against last month similar). Within this week Ukrainian domestic market cheese demand remained same as within previous week, though export market demand has slackened. Experts admit with each week Ukrainian cheese producers face still more difficulties in their efforts to make sales on export market as EU countries’ competition becomes tougher. Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic market casein prices were UAH120–128 per kg (down 0.80% against previous week/up 3.12% against last month similar); export market prices have sagged to US$5,200–5,700 per MT (down 0.91% as of previous week/down 6.03% as of previous month similar). It is to be admitted, within this week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ casein offer has got strengthened. Experts admit within this week casein prices were declining on Ukrainian domestic/export markets due to foreign purchasers’ number shortening and global market prices’ sagging (owing to seasonality factor). At same time, within this week Ukrainian domestic market demineralized whey prices have dropped to UAH14,00–16,00 per kg (down 3.23% against previous week/down 11.44% as of last month similar); export market prices have sagged to US$520–600 per MT (down 6.67% as of last week/down 12.16% against last month similar).Simultaneously, within reporting week Ukrainian domestic market classic whey prices have declined to UAH12,50–13,50 per kg (down 2.99% against previous week/down 11.71% against last month similar); export market prices have fallen to US$450–500 per MT (down 9.95% as of last week/down 14.95% as of last month similar). Experts admit within this week whey prices on Ukrainian domestic/export markets have been going down mainly due to whey prices’ decline on EU countries/Belarus domestic markets. As of this week, Ukrainian inner market GOST canned milk prices have boosted against last week — up to UAH11,8–14,1 per can (380 gr).
