Ukraine has seen a significant increase in the Ukrainian Dairy Index (UDI) in 2018. In September, UDI grew by a decent 7.1%. This was reported by the economist of the FAO Investment Center Andrii Yarmak, agropolit.com reported.

IFCN predicts further stabilization of milk prices, as demand for it grows faster than supply at the current world price. This forecast was made by analysts following the results of the annual IFCN conference held in Italy. This is reported by UkrAgroConsult.

Over the past year milk in Ukraine has risen in price by 30%, or by 5 UAH. This was reported by the press service of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, agropolit.com reported.

As it was expected, a wave of strengthening procurement prices for milk has been since early August in Ukraine. Compared to July, raw milk prices raised by 25 kopecks, INFAGRO reported.

In autumn prices for dairy products will start to grow. Nevertheless, this growth will be quite modest compared to previous years, Oleksii Doroshenko, head of the Association of Trade Network Suppliers, said.

The most expensive dairy products are sold in the Luhansk region. The cheapest are sold in Ternopil. "According to official statistics for June, the most expensive milk basket was sold in the Luhansk region – for 370 UAH. The cheapest was sold in the Ternopil region – for 316.9 UAH. A kilogram of sour cream, cottage cheese, butter and a liter of milk entered the basket." - the director of the association of suppliers of trade networks Olekesii Doroshenko noted on his Facebook.

Some social food products are becoming more expensive in Ukraine. This is reported by the State Statistics, UNN reported.

In June the commodity market in Ukraine was somewhat balanced. Prices for farm raw materials ceased to decline, and prices for milk were revised only at the beginning of the month, INFAGRO reported.

In May, Ukrainian producers of whole milk products increased sales and at the same time maintained high prices. Some, taking advantage of the increased demand, even managed to raise prices, reports INFAGRO.

In January-March of 2018 milk exports increased by 48.2% or 110.81 thousand tons to 229.70 thousand tons. This is reported by the analytical department of the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) according to agravery.com.