Within reporting week prices on Ukrainian domestic/export dairy products’ markets didn’t undergo any significant changes. Ukrainian export market dairy products’ prices remained rather stable, thus preventing domestic market prices from further lowering. Besides, at same time, domestic market prices were as earlier pressed by seasonality factor and domestic market low demand. It is to be admitted, within this week global market tendency remained mainly declining — what additionally pressed Ukrainian domestic market prices. Thus, within this week Ukrainian domestic market SMP prices have dropped to UAH39–42 per kg (down 1.22% as of last week/down 5.54% as of last month similar); export market SMP prices, however, have grown to US$1,550–1,610 per MT (up 2.60% against previous week/up 2.43% as of last month similar). Experts admit Ukrainian domestic market SMP prices’ drop has been caused mainly by fact of their becoming «leveled off» with export market prices: thus, Ukrainian SMP producers didn’t want to sell their ready products on domestic market at sale prices down against export market and instead tried to expand their export market sales’ geography. It is to be mentioned, within this week Ukrainian SMP output remained high due to seasonality factor. In meanwhile, this week Ukrainian home market WMP prices remained UAH45,5–50 per kg (same as within previous week); however, external market WMP prices have lowed to US$2,200–2,400 per MT (down 1.08% as of last week). Experts admit within this week Ukrainian home market WMP offer/balance has remained unchanged against previous week. It is to be mentioned, within this week Ukraine external market WMP prices were pressed by global market declining tendency. This week Ukrainian domestic market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices were UAH40–42,5 per kg (unchanged against previous week/down 5.31% as of previous month similar); export market block butter (72.5% fat, DSTU) prices were US$2,100–2,400 per MT (unchanged against previous week/down 2.17% as of last month similar). It is to be admitted, within this week domestic market faced butter high offer and low demand; however, despite of that, Ukrainian butter producers continued retaining their domestic market sale prices from lowering thanks to their export market sales’ geography enlarging. As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market cheese prices remained UAH72–78 per kg (unchanged as of last week); export market prices ranged within US$3,400–4,000 per MT (same as within previous week). As earlier, within this week Ukrainian export market cheese demand continued slackening thus making pressure upon export prices. It is to be admitted, Kazakhstan purchasers have been slackening their interest especially fast: they were actively switching from cheese to cheese products’ buying (as cheese products have appeared to be more advantageous for middlemen). In meanwhile, within this week Ukrainian cheese output remained high due to seasonality factor. As earlier, within this week Ukrainian domestic market cheese demand continued gradually lowering. As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market casein prices have weakened to UAH102–110 per kg (down 1.40% against previous week/down 6.19% as of last month similar); export market prices have dipped to US$4,300–4,500 per MT (down 2.22% as of last week/down 5.25% against previous month similar). Within this week Ukrainian casein output remained high due to seasonality factor. In meanwhile, this week Ukrainian export market casein demand was slack — what pressed Ukrainian domestic/export markets’ casein prices. Within reporting week Ukrainian domestic market demineralized whey prices have dropped to UAH11,70–12,50 per kg (down 0.41% against previous week/down 2.81% as of last month similar); export market prices were US$435–500 per MT (unchanged as of last week/down 1.97% as of previous month similar). As of this week, Ukrainian domestic market classic whey prices fluctuated within UAH10,20–10,80 per kg (up 3.45% against previous week/down 3.07% as of last month similar); export market prices ranged within US$400–410 per MT (unchanged against previous week/down 0.46% as of last month similar). Within reporting week Ukrainian export market whey demand has slightly grown — but not enough to stimulate country export market whey prices’ boost. It is to be admitted, within this week Ukrainian domestic producers’ unsold demineralized whey reserves continued pressing down country domestic market demineralized whey prices. However, unsold classic whey reserves were low — what enabled producers to raise their domestic market classic whey prices. In meanwhile, this week Ukrainian inner market GOST canned milk prices remained UAH11,8–14,0 per can (380 gr), same as within previous week.
