A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy industry in Ukraine and around the world 👇
🥛 Happy World Milk Day!
Every year on 1 June, the world celebrates World Milk Day — a holiday established by the FAO in 2001 to highlight the role of milk in nutrition and food security.
🇺🇦 A conference entitled ‘The Dairy Industry: From Producer to Consumer – Current Trends and Guidelines’ was held
Held at the National University of Food Technologies, the event brought together business, science, education and international partners to discuss human capital development in Ukraine’s dairy sector.
🇩🇪 DMK Group enters the lactoferrin market
Germany’s largest dairy cooperative has launched lactoferrin production at its Altentreptow plant, investing 25 million euros in the project.
🍦 Dairy innovations: ice cream made from cottage cheese
US brand Smearcase is launching froco — a cottage cheese ice cream with 40 g of protein per pint and a clean ingredient list.
🔬 Bacteria beneficial to gut health have been found in British cheeses
British researchers have identified bacteria with probiotic potential and natural prebiotic fibres in three varieties of artisan cheese.
🤝 How the Arla–DMK merger will strengthen the whey protein market in Europe
Arla Foods’ acquisition of DMK creates Europe’s largest dairy cooperative and significantly strengthens its position in whey production.
🌍 EWPA 2026: European whey industry gathers in Poland
The annual EWPA conference and General Assembly took place at Gniew Castle in Poland — the industry elected a new president and discussed key trends in the global whey market.
💪 Lactalis acquires UK active nutrition brand Protein Works
Dairy giant Lactalis is expanding its active nutrition portfolio with a British protein brand that has a wide presence across Europe.
🍬 Icon Foods launches new sweetener TagaLite
The US company is bringing to market a tagatose-based sweetener that replicates the functionality of sugar without appearing in nutritional labelling.
🇵🇱 Outlook for the Polish dairy market: a sharp decline compared to the rest of Europe and the world
At the start of 2026, Polish producers faced a 19.5% price drop due to global overproduction, trade blockades, and falling demand from Asian markets.
🇺🇸 US dairy: too much milk and too many cows — the market seeks balance
A 3% rise in the dairy cow herd against stagnant domestic demand is keeping US farm-gate prices low and pushing the industry to seek new export markets.
🇨🇳 China has opened his $71 billion dairy market to Romania
A decision by China’s General Administration of Customs opens Romania’s producers access to a dairy market worth 510 billion yuan, subject to compliance with local quality and safety standards.
