Age-sex pyramid of the population of Ukraine for 2024 (thousand people)
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
In September 2025, most dairy products rose in price in Ukraine amid limited domestic demand, according to the Association of Milk Producers (AMP).
The industry association noted that pasteurized milk with a fat content of up to 2.6% in film packaging costs an average of UAH 48.21/kg, which is UAH 2.75 (+6%) more than in the previous month, but UAH 8.89 (+23%) more than in the same period last year. This product in a plastic bottle costs UAH 65.42/kg, which is UAH 1.25 (+1.9%) more than in the previous month and UAH 12.50/kg (+24%) more than in the same period last year.
Kefir with a fat content of 2.5% in film costs an average of 56.74 UAH/kg, which is 97 kopecks (+2%) more than a month ago, but 9.53 UAH (+20%) more than last year. The cost of the product in a plastic bottle is currently 76.45 UAH/kg, which is 2.57 UAH (+3%) more than a month ago and 14.55 UAH (+25%) more than last year.
Sour cream with a fat content of 15% in cups costs an average of 187.22 UAH/kg, which is 0.93 UAH (+0.5%) more than last month, but 37.79 UAH/kg (+25%) more than last year.
The average price for drinking yogurt with a fat content of 1.6% to 2.8% in plastic bottles was 115.79 UAH/kg, which is 1.39 UAH (+1.2%) more than in the previous month, but 20.12 UAH (+21%) more than in the same period last year.
The average price of sour milk cheese with a fat content of 9% was UAH 293.44/kg, which is UAH 7.41 (+3%) more than in the previous month and UAH 64.38 (+28%) more than in the same period last year.
Domestic butter with a fat content of 72.5% to 73% costs an average of 586.64 UAH/kg, which is 7.58 UAH (+1.3%) more than in the previous month, but 123.36 UAH (+27%) more than last year.
Gouda cheese with a fat content of 45% from Ukrainian companies costs an average of 584.59 UAH/kg, which is 21.21 UAH (+4%) more than last month, but 95.38 UAH (+19%) more than last year.
“In Ukraine, in the second half of September, prices for most dairy products remain high, which may be due to food inflation. At the same time, domestic demand for dairy products is limited. There has been a decline in sales by retail chains and a decrease in demand for raw milk from milk processing enterprises,” explained Georgiy Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the association.
He noted that imported cheeses, which are mainly imported into Ukraine from Poland, are more attractive in terms of price than products from domestic producers.
“With the suspension of milk exports to the EU, milk processing enterprises are working for stock, which, together with the decline in prices for exchange-traded goods on export markets, in particular butter, may put pressure on prices in the future. A certain revival of consumer demand for fresh dairy products is likely in winter,” the UDA concluded.
According to the results of the 2024-2025 marketing year (September 2024 – August 2025), Ukraine exported 158,000 tons of granulated beet pulp worth a total of $23.2 million, the National Association of Sugar Producers “Ukrtsukor” reported on Facebook.
The industry association noted that the largest importers of Ukrainian beet pulp were Germany with 22% of the total volume of its exports from Ukraine, Spain and Poland with 21% each, followed by Italy with 12% and the Netherlands with 9%.
According to the business association, the leaders in beet pulp exports were Radekhivsky Sugar, Almeida Group, and Ukrprominvest-Agro, which together exported 83% of the total volume.
“The production and export of granulated pulp is not only an effective use of a by-product of sugar production, which increases the profitability of the beet sugar industry as a whole, but also provides additional export revenue, which the country so badly needs today,” Ukrtsukor concluded.
On Thursday, October 2, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleksandr Mishchenko accepted copies of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ukraine, Thomas Lund-Sørensen, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the Foreign Ministry’s website, Mishchenko noted that the new ambassador’s extensive professional experience will be extremely valuable for the further development of bilateral relations.
He also praised Denmark’s leadership during its presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2025 and its unprecedented support for Ukraine. Denmark is the absolute world leader in terms of aid relative to GDP – 2.89%, with total military aid reaching EUR9.4 billion.
In turn, Lund-Sørensen emphasized Denmark’s commitment to further support Ukraine, strengthen its defense capabilities, assist in its path to EU accession, and promote mutual benefits from the application of the “Danish model,” which is also an investment in the security of all of Europe.
The Ukrainian gala premiere of the film “Children on Fire” by Ukrainian director Yevgen Afineevsky, a semi-animated, semi-documentary film about the fate of Ukrainian children who have survived and are still experiencing war, which has already received five international awards, will take place on Thursday as part of the 16th Odessa International Film Festival at the Zhovten cinema in Kyiv.
At a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Thursday, the film’s authors, Afineevsky and producer Galina Sadomtseva-Nabaranchuk, said that the film is about eight children who were victims of Russian attacks, deportations, injuries, and imprisonment.
“The film is about eight young Ukrainians who witnessed the horrors of war at a young age. It is about their dreams, which were destroyed by the aggression of the Russian regime… The film shows not only their suffering, but also their strength of spirit and unshakable faith in the future, which they retain even after what they have been through. This is not a diary of horrors, but rather a tribute to the human spirit of children. The resilience, strength, and ability of Ukrainian children to overcome these tragedies and losses make each story a great inspiration for everyone,” the press release says.
The film’s world premiere took place on June 20 at the 33rd Raindance Film Festival, where the jury immediately awarded the film a special prize. At the 64th Monte Carlo Television Festival, the film received a special jury award and a special AMADE prize for supporting the organization’s core mission: protecting the most vulnerable children from violence, exploitation, and abuse.
To date, the film has received more than five different awards. It was also screened in the Directors’ Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival and before the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The press conference was also attended by Anna Machukh, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and CEO of Odesa Intern, and Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviychuk.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/press-conference/1109227.html
Silpo Food LLC, part of the Fozzy Group (Kyiv) trade and industrial group, which operates the Silpo grocery supermarket chain in Ukraine, earned UAH 612.7 million in profit in January-June 2025, while last year, during the same period, the company incurred a loss of UAH 863.5 million.
According to the company’s interim report, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), Silpo Food’s revenue from sales in the first half of 2025 increased by 15.5% compared to the first half of 2024 and reached UAH 50.3 billion.
It is noted that the company’s gross profit in January-June 2025 increased by 27.3% compared to the same period a year ago, to UAH 15.8 billion, and operating profit increased 2.1 times, to UAH 1.4 billion.
Silpo Food’s current liabilities since the beginning of the year as of June decreased by 6% to UAH 27.8 billion, while long-term liabilities increased by 4% to UAH 13.5 billion.
The company’s uncovered loss at the end of June 2025 decreased by 2.2% since the beginning of the year and amounted to UAH 24.9 billion, while assets increased by 1.3% to UAH 34.5 billion.
As reported, Silpo Food’s revenue for 2024 increased by 9.8% compared to the previous year, to UAH 93 billion.
Silpo Food LLC was established in early August 2016. According to Opendatabot, the founder of the LLC is PJSC Closed Undiversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund Retail Capital (100%, Kyiv), and the ultimate beneficiary is Volodymyr Kostelman.
As of September 2025, the chain has 310 supermarkets in 62 cities of Ukraine and four Le Silpo delicatessen markets: in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.
It is part of the Fozzy Group, a trade and industrial group with more than 826 retail outlets throughout the country. The company develops retail chains of various formats: Silpo supermarkets, Fozzy wholesale hypermarkets, Fora neighborhood stores, Thrash! discount stores, Bila Romashka pharmaceutical supermarkets, and E-ZOO pet stores.
