Agricultural enterprises increased milk production by 3.4% in September 2024 compared to the same period last year, Infagro, an industry news and analysis agency, reported citing data from the State Statistics Committee.
Analysts predict that in 2024, milk production by this category of producers will increase by 4% to 2.9 million tons.
“The total milk production by all categories for the first nine months of the year is 5.6 million tons, which is 2.9% lower than in the same period of 2023. The volume of milk production in the category of agricultural enterprises in the first nine months is 5.1% higher than in the same period last year (2.2 million tons),” the experts explained.
As of October 1, the number of cows in Ukraine was estimated at 1.24 million, which is 6.6% lower than on the same date last year. At the same time, there are 0.38 million heads in agricultural enterprises (-1.8%), Infagro summarized.
