Expert Opinion
Georghii Kukhaleishvili
analyst
Association of Milk Producers

Global Dairy Market Seeks Balance

Global economic challenges, trade disputes, and production hurdles may compel dairy market operators to gradually re-evaluate their activities in the second half of 2025. Dairy fat…

Georghii Kukhaleishvili
analyst
Association of Milk Producers

Global Dairy Market: Milk Production Declining

In April, milk production volumes decreased in the EU, the USA, and Oceania. The decline in milk yield was influenced by a reduction in cow…

How much and what milk is bought for processing

The share of extra grade in the overall structure increased from 19% to 26.4%. In physical terms, it amounted to 670.6 thousand tons. The percentage of the higher grade grade decreased from 27.2% to 25.5% (649.6 thousand tons). And the first, on the contrary, increased from 27.3% to 43% (1 million 92.6 thousand tons). The share of the second grade decreased from 24.7 to 4.6% (116.9 thousand tons).

At the same time, the structure of milk supply to factories from industrial farms was as follows: 34.4% extra, 33.3% higher, 31.4% of the first and 0.7% of the second grade.

Source: AMР analytical department