Summer camps for keeping cows in winter - advantages and disadvantages
Many farmers keep animals in summer camps, and many do so in winter. Exercise for cows. Fresh air. Reduced care costs? Is it really that…
Between proficit and deficit: an overview of the global dairy market
Despite the decrease in prices for milk raw materials in Europe, too much export supply for dairy products and weak demand on foreign markets, attractive…
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The Russian Federation launched 23 missiles at Ukraine
Today, the Russian Federation launched 23 missiles at Ukraine. One of the rockets hit a nine-story residential building in Uman, Cherkasy region, brutally killing civilians while they slept peacefully and bringing death and destruction hundreds of miles from any active front line.
Demining agricultural land is critically necessary, - Hanna Lavreniuk
According to the State Emergency Service, a third of the territory of Ukraine remains contaminated with explosive objects, including agricultural land. According to preliminary forecasts, in 2023, the area sown under agricultural crops will decrease by 7 million hectares (before the war, 29 million hectares were sown) - that is, MILLIONS OF HECTARES WILL NOT BE SOWN due to mining.
In the first quarter of 2023, the share of industrial milk increased by 3.95%
Despite the challenges of the ongoing russian-Ukrainian war, domestic producers continue to work on the productivity of animals, the quality and safety of raw milk.
Dairy farms from the frontline and de-occupied territories are in critical need of demining
Dairy farms in the de-occupied and near-front areas without demining will NOT be able to prepare coarse fodder for livestock and will be forced to significantly reduce or completely CLOSE THE DAIRY DIRECTION.
Processors are interested in reducing raw milk prices
Raw milk prices in Ukraine as of March 27 remained unchanged since the Association of Milk Producers conducted preliminary monitoring on March 13. But on the spot market, milk still became cheaper by 19 kopecks.
Between proficit and deficit: an overview of the global dairy market
Despite the decrease in prices for milk raw materials in Europe, too much export supply for dairy products and weak demand on foreign markets, attractive niches for producers and exporters still remain in some countries.
The weighted average price of milk remains stable, despite changes in grades
Purchase prices for milk in the first decade of February showed a slight decrease. The reason for the decrease in all grades is the limited demand for dairy products on foreign markets, as well as certain circumstances on the Ukrainian market.
GDT auctions: the biggest increase in butter
On Wednesday, February 7, the 235th GDT auction took place, as a result of which the price index reached 1063 and increased by 33 points compared to the results of the previous auction on January 17. The index increased for the first time since December 2022.
The number of cows in all categories of farms decreased by 13% in 2022. Analytical results of the year
As of January 1, the cattle population amounted to 2.3 million heads, which is 12.6% less than last year.