Foreign trade in dairy products in January 2026 amounted to $40.5 million, which is 35% less than in December 2025 ($61.8 million) and 26% less than in November 2025 ($54.7 million), according to the Ukrainian Dairy Industry Association (UDIA).
The industry association noted that exports in January 2026 amounted to $18.0 million, which is 27% less than in December 2025 ($24.6 million) and 24.3% less than in November 2025 ($23.8 million).
Imports in January this year amounted to $22.4 million, which is 40% less than in December 2025 ($37.2 million) and 27.5% less than in November 2025 ($30.9 million).
The export-import balance in January 2026 was negative (-$4.4 million), as it was in December 2025 (-$12.5 million) and November 2025 (-$7.0 million). The ratio of exports to imports in January was 0.80 (in December – 0.66; in November – 0.77).
The association’s analysts noted that in the value structure of exports in January 2026, 32% was accounted for by milk and condensed cream, 27% by cheese, and 21% by butter and other fats. Compared to January 2025, the share of all types of cheese increased from 22% to 27% amid a decline in the share of butter and other dairy fats from 30% to 21%.
There were no significant changes in the value structure of imports during the reporting period compared to January 2025: the share of all types of cheese decreased slightly from 79.8% to 78.4% (-1.4 percentage points), while the share of whey increased significantly, from 1.8% to 6.3%, according to the SMU.
