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Milk and cheese have fallen in price in Ukraine, but rest of dairy products have risen in price again

3 July , 2025  

In Ukraine, in June 2025, milk in film, kefir in tetrapak and glass, cottage cheese and Suluguni cheese fell in price, while other dairy products rose in price, the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) reported.

The industry association noted that pasteurized milk with a fat content of up to 2.6% in the film in June 2025 averaged 45.65 UAH/kg, which is 75 kopecks (-2%) less than in the previous month, but 6.48 UAH (+17%) more than in the same period last year.

Pasteurized milk with a fat content of up to 2.6% in a plastic bottle averaged 63.81 UAH/kg, which is 21 kopecks (+0.3%) more than in May and 12.29 UAH/kg (+24%) more than in June 2024. Kefir with a fat content of 2.5% in the film cost an average of 55.54 UAH/kg, which is 37 kopecks (+1%) more than a month ago and 7.98 UAH (+17%) compared to last June.

Sour cream with a fat content of 15% in glasses averaged 191.13 UAH/kg, which is 4.04 UAH (+2%) more than in the previous month and 51.17 UAH/kg (+37%) compared to the same period last year.

The average price for drinking yogurt from 1.6% to 2.8% in plastic bottles amounted to UAH 116.44/kg and was UAH 2.15 (+1.9%) higher than in May and UAH 23.24 (+25%) higher than a year ago.

The average price for cottage cheese with a fat content of 9% was UAH 279.80/kg and was UAH 7.39 (-3%) lower than the average price of the previous month, but UAH 56.50 (+25%) higher than the price in June last year.

Domestically produced butter with a fat content of 72.5% to 73% costs an average of UAH 584.82 per kg, which is UAH 11.18 (+1.9%) more than in the previous month and UAH 162.63 (+39%) more than a year ago.

Dutch cheese with a fat content of 45% averaged 590.64 UAH/kg. Compared to the previous month, the product went up by UAH 12.77 (+2%), and compared to the previous year, it went up by UAH 139.41 (+31%).

The average price of Gouda cheese with 45% fat content from Ukrainian companies averaged 593.14 UAH/kg, exceeding the price of the previous month by 5.74 UAH (+1%), and last June by 131.50 UAH (+28%).

Over the past month, prices for pasteurized milk with a fat content of up to 2.6% in film, kefir with a fat content of 2.5% in tetrapak and glass, cottage cheese with a fat content of 9%, and Suluguni cheese have fallen in Ukraine. Prices for other dairy products in the consumer basket either remained unchanged or went up by 2.9% on average, said AVM analyst Giorgi Kukhaleishvili, quoted in the report.

He noted that butter is rising in price following high global commodity prices. In particular, the price of butter in the EU in May was at the level of EUR7200-7400 per ton, which is almost a record high that has not been recorded since 2017-2018.

Increased supply and consumption of imported cheeses in the domestic market hampers sales of domestic cheese producers. The share of imported cheeses in the domestic market reached 47%, the association stated.

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