In August 2025, farms of all categories produced 640,000 tons of raw milk, which is 23,000 tons less (-3%) than in July 2025 and 72,000 tons less (-10%) than in August 2024, according to the Milk Producers Association (MPA) citing data from the State Statistics Service.
The industry association specified that in January-August 2025, milk production in Ukraine amounted to 4.69 million tons, which is 239 thousand tons less (-5%) than in the same period last year. In August, enterprises accounted for 42% of raw milk production, while private farms accounted for 58%.
Enterprises produced 268,000 tons of raw milk in August 2025, which is only 1,000 tons less (-0.3%) compared to July 2025, but 18,000 tons more (+7%) compared to August 2024. In January-August 2025, commercial dairy farms produced 2.1 million tons of raw milk, which is 116 thousand tons more (+6%) than in the same period last year.
In private households, milk production in August 2025 amounted to 372,000 tons, which is 22,000 tons less (-6%) than in July 2025 and 90,000 tons less (-19%) than in August 2024. In January-August this year, the private sector produced 2.59 million tons of raw milk, which is 355 thousand tons less (-12%) than in the same period last year.
In January-August 2025, dairy farms increased raw milk production in 15 regions of Central and Western Ukraine. The AVM noted that agricultural enterprises in Zakarpattia region (+29%), Lviv region (+22%), and Khmelnytskyi region (+21%) increased their raw milk production the most compared to the same period last year. The consequences of the war and relocation affected the decline in raw milk production in January-August 2025 at dairy farms in such frontline regions as Zaporizhzhia (-11%), Dnipropetrovsk (-5%), Sumy (-4%), and Kharkiv (-3%) regions.
“Despite Russian missile and bomb strikes, relocation, and rising production costs, the growth rate of raw milk production in Ukraine’s industrial sector since the beginning of 2025 has been one of the best in Europe and the world. In particular, the growth rate of milk yield during this period in the US and New Zealand was +1.4%, while the EU reduced its raw milk production by 0.3%. Although milk yields on dairy farms in August were mostly stable and generally in line with July 2025 levels, the weather this summer was more favorable than last year, and fans were installed on farms to improve cow comfort and prevent heatstroke. This year, we managed to avoid a significant drop in milk production, unlike in the summer of 2024,” said Georgiy Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the association.
At the same time, according to the business association, milk production in private farms continued to decline on an annual basis.
“It is likely that if private farms do not consolidate by 2030, their milk will no longer be sent for processing and will be used for their own consumption. The work of new dairy farms in western Ukraine will compensate for the reduction in milk production in the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine due to ongoing military operations,” the AVM emphasized.
According to the industry association, the factors that may force agricultural enterprises to refrain from further increasing raw milk production according to the industry association, are the decline in world prices for exchange-traded commodities, weak demand in the domestic market, a reduction in supplies to foreign markets due to the suspension of exports to the EU after the exhaustion of quotas, and increased competition from Russian and Belarusian suppliers in the markets of post-Soviet countries, the industry association believes.
In Poland from the beginning of 2026, a significant increase in the size of fines for the absence of a valid policy of compulsory insurance of civil liability of the driver for owners of vehicles is expected, reports the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTSBU) on its Facebook page.
So for passenger cars the maximum fine will be 9,610 thousand zlotys (approximately 110 thousand UAH), for trucks – up to 14,420 thousand zlotys (approximately 165 thousand UAH), for motorcycles – from 530 to 1600 zlotys (6-18 thousand UAH) depending on the number of days without coverage.
The amount of the fine varies depending on the period of stay without an insurance policy: 1-3 days – PLN 1,920 thousand (UAH 22 thousand); 4-14 days – PLN 4,810 thousand (UAH 55 thousand); more than 14 days – the full amount of PLN 9,610 thousand (UAH 110 thousand).
According to information, the increase in fines is due to the increase in the minimum wage in Poland to PLN 4,806 thousand (UAH 55 thousand) from January 1, 2026. The system of calculating fines is tied to its size:
MTSBU reminds Ukrainian drivers who are in Poland or planning to travel abroad: be sure to check the validity of the insurance certificate “Green Card” and timely renew it.
The Ukrainian consumer sentiment index rose by 5.2 points in August 2025 to 81.7 points (on a scale of 0 to 100), while in July it rose by 3.6 points to 76.4 points, and in June it was lower at 75.7 points, according to the Info Sapiens agency website.
“After several months of slight decline, the consumer sentiment index showed growth in August 2025. A similar trend is observed for the current situation and economic expectations indices. Both consumer sentiment and economic expectations indicators are close to the values we observed in the same period of 2023, but the current situation this year is assessed slightly better,” Info Sapiens analysts comment.
It is noted that the current state index (CPI) rose to 64.5 points, which is 5.2 points higher than in July. Among the components of the index, the current personal financial situation index rose by 4.9 points to 57 points, and the large purchase feasibility index rose by 5.5 points to 71.9 points.
The economic expectations index (EEO) rose by 5.2 points in August and stands at 93.1 points. The dynamics of the components of this index are as follows: the index of expected changes in personal financial situation stands at 95.4 points, which is 7.7 points lower than in July, the index of expected economic development of the country over the next year rose by 4.1 points and stands at 78.7 points, the index of expected economic development of the country over the next 5 years rose by 3.9 points compared to last month and stands at 105.3 points.
The index of expected unemployment dynamics also underwent significant changes in August, decreasing by 6.3 points to 119.5 points.
The inflation expectations index rose by 1.2 points to 184.9 points, while the devaluation expectations index rose by 5.4 points to 154.6 points.
The consumer sentiment index in Ukraine is determined on the basis of a selective survey of households in the country. The survey polls 1,000 people aged 16 and older.
Private JSC “IC ”Arsenal Insurance“ since September 25, 2025 joined the full members of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTSBU), having obtained the right to conclude contracts of international civil liability insurance of vehicle owners ”Green Card”.
According to the website of the MTSBU, granting of the relevant status confirms that the insurer has fulfilled all requirements of the legislation of Ukraine and internal regulatory documents of the Bureau. In particular, it concerns the formation of the basic guarantee fee in the Insurance Guarantee Fund of the ITSBU and the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with the Bureau.
“Arsenal Insurance” is a non-life insurance company with 100% Ukrainian capital. It has been operating since 2005. According to the results of 2024 it has entered the top six by gross premiums among non-life insurers of Ukraine.
JSC “National Atomic Energy Generating Company ‘Energoatom’ has announced its intention to conclude a contract with IC ”Columnaid Ukraine” for liability insurance of the chairman and members of the supervisory board.
As reported in the system of electronic procurement Prozorro, the expected cost of the service was 19.302 million UAH, which corresponds to the price offer of the company – the only participant in the tender.
PJSC IC Colonnade Ukraine (until 2016 – IC QBE Ukraine) was founded in 1998 as the first international insurer in the Ukrainian market. SCP Luxembourg S.A.R.L. is the owner of 100% shares of the insurer.
A large Ukrainian manufacturer of heating devices and equipment for heating systems (TM Termia), JSC Vinnytsia Mayak Plant, has installed its own solar power plant (SPP), according to Andriy Ocheretny, deputy head of the Vinnytsia City Council.
“The SPP was launched on September 19, 2025. A total of 384 solar panels were installed. The peak capacity is 236.16 kW,” he wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
As specified by City Council Deputy Vyacheslav Terlikovsky, the enterprise took advantage of the Vinnytsia City Council’s program to compensate for the cost of equipment from renewable energy sources.
According to him, the installation of the SES was carried out by Promavtomatika Vinnytsia LLC, which will also provide further maintenance.
The Mayak plant, under the Termia trademark, manufactures, among other things, air heating units (heat guns, fan heaters, air curtains), electric convectors, electric boilers, and heating radiators.
According to the company’s annual report on its website, in 2024, its consolidated net profit decreased by 2.4 times compared to 2023, to UAH 7.6 million, and net income decreased by 10%, to UAH 251.6 million.
Ocheretny also reported that an application for compensation from the Vinnytsia City Council for the purchase of equipment for the production of electricity from renewable sources was submitted by PP “Konex,” which specializes in the trade of pharmaceutical products.
“PP Konex now also has its own solar power plant with a total capacity of 60 kW. In total, 108 panels (560 W each) and 20 storage batteries (5.12 kW each) are installed on the roof of the enterprise,” he wrote.
According to its website, the Konex pharmacy chain has more than 200 pharmacies in the Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Rivne, Ternopil, and Odesa regions.
According to its report, Konex earned UAH 51.8 million in net profit and UAH 3.5 billion in revenue in 2024.
