Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic/export dairy products’ markets have demonstrated prices’ new decline (with domestic market prices’ decline being deeper against export). As earlier, within this week Ukrainian export market direction remained prioritized (though Ukrainian producers have somewhat declined their export sale rates due to export prices’ lowing). In meanwhile, within this week Ukrainian domestic market dairy products’ prices have slackened due to country producers’ high unsold reserves and domestic market purchasers’ slack activity. At same time, within this week Ukrainian domestic market SMP prices ranged within UAH46–47 per kg (down 3.63% as of last week/up 2.62% as of last month similar); export market SMP prices have declined to US$1,500–1,700 per MT (down 3.03% as of last week/down 16.07% as of last month similar). Experts admit Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ SMP prices have dropped mainly due to domestic seasonality factor and global market low prices. As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market SMP purchasers’ activity remained slack. However, at same time, within this week Ukrainian export market SMP sales were rather high (due to big SMP lots having had been contracted earlier). Within this week Ukrainian domestic market WMP prices have dropped to UAH50–55 per kg (down 1.87% against previous week); export market WMP prices have declined to US$2,400–2,550 per MT (down 1.00% against previous week). Experts admit within this week Ukrainian WMP output still remained low, but had already started to gradually grow due to seasonality factor. At same time, within this week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ SMP sale rates have somewhat boosted due to seasonality factor. In meanwhile, this week Ukrainian domestic market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices ranged within UAH46–48,5 per kg (down 3.57% against previous week/up 4.42% against last month similar). Simultaneously, within this week Ukrainian export market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices were US$2,400–2,500 per MT (down 1.01% against previous week/up 13.85% against previous week). Experts admit within this week Ukrainian domestic market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) offer was gradually boosting each day; however, domestic market demand remained slack. At same time, within this week Ukrainian producers’ unsold block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) reserves continued growing up. This week Ukrainian domestic market cheese prices ranged within UAH68–76 per kg (unchanged as of previous week/up 12.50% as of previous month similar); export market prices were US$3,400–4,000 per MT (same as within previous week/down 9.20% against last month similar). Experts say within this week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ cheese demand remained same as within previous week. Within reporting week Ukrainian cheese producers faced growing difficulties in selling their ready products abroad mainly due to EU competition boost. As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market casein prices were UAH120–124 per kg (down 0.41% against previous week/up 13.49% against last month similar); export market prices were US$5,000–5,400 per MT (same as within previous week/down 12.24% as of previous month similar). Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ casein offer remained same as of previous. Experts admit within this week Ukrainian producers were obliged to reduce their domestic/export markets’ casein prices due to foreign purchasers’ number decline and global market prices’ lowing (owing to seasonality factor). As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market demineralized whey prices have declined to UAH13,00–13,50 per kg (down 1.85% against previous week/down 6.96% against last month similar); export market prices ranged within US$500–560 per MT (unchanged as of last week/down 23.74% as of previous month similar). This week Ukrainian domestic market classic whey prices have dropped to UAH11,70–12,00 per kg (down 0.42% against previous week/down 5.57% against last month similar); export market prices fluctuated within US$420–470 per MT (same as within previous week/down 25.05% as of last month similar). Experts admit within last few weeks Ukrainian domestic market whey demand remained low even despite prices’ constant decline, with export market prices remaining prone to sagging. In meanwhile, this week Ukrainian inner market GOST canned milk prices have grown against previous week — up to UAH11,8–14,1 per can (380 gr).
