In 2018, we should expect a decline in the production of domestic products, because even the growth of cow productivity, cannot compensate for the reduction in livestock.
Milk and its derivatives are one of the main food products of Ukrainians. Until recently, the main source of raw milk in our country was the personal economy of the population. They supply almost 76.3% of the total milk for processing.
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, in January-October 2017, the sale of food products amounted to 364.8 billion UAH, which corresponds to 21.2% of the total national industrial output.
It bears reminding that before that it was assumed that changes in GOST will come into force on January 1, 2018. According to him, in Ukraine there must remain three varieties of extra milk, the highest and the first.
In 2018, there may be a slight decrease in milk production of 10.1 million tons, while a simultaneous increase in the structure of milk production from agricultural enterprises.