A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy sector in Ukraine and around the world 👇
🎓 Astarta-Kyiv CEO Viktor Ivanchyk heads the supervisory board of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute
Viktor Ivanchyk, founder and CEO of the agri-industrial holding Astarta-Kyiv — one of Ukraine’s largest industrial milk producers — has become chair of the supervisory board of the National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute» (KhAI).
🧀 Global specialty cheese market set to reach $40bn by 2031
Global demand for specialty (craft) cheese is growing, driven by consumer demand, premium retail, foodservice, travel and fresh-format demand.
🇺🇦 Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! A word from the UAdairy.org editorial team
35 years of independence is also the story of Ukraine’s dairy industry — its people, farms and plants that keep working despite everything.
🍃 ESG: «Methane money»: investors are backing climate technologies for the livestock sector
Cutting livestock emissions is becoming an attractive opportunity in European agtech — including technologies for dairy farms.
⭐ Which dairy brands made the ranking of Ukraine’s 35 strongest brands
Their strength rests on consistent quality, consumer trust and decades on the market — brands known to several generations of Ukrainians.
🇵🇱 Milk prices in Poland fall for the 11th month running: where do buyers pay the most?
Milk prices have fallen for the eleventh month in a row, and producers are comparing buyers’ rates ever more closely.
📈 A trend shift on the global milk market? A third straight GDT session with price rises
On 18 August 2026, another auction of dairy futures contracts was held on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) exchange.
🔥 Who pays for the burned-down warehouse: business and government seek a new formula for food logistics
At the Office of the President, officials and business discussed how to keep food production and supply running under missile strikes.
💧 Membrane technologies reduce energy demand in milk concentration
How dairy processors improve efficiency with membrane concentration.
💊 Nestlé is placing a big bet on GLP-1 as it promotes AI-based food products
The world’s biggest CPG is using AI and nutritional science to develop products tailored to GLP-1 users.
🕵️ A shadow on the shelf: the state takes on counterfeiting in the dairy industry
The Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Economic Development is seeking tools against food fraud and smuggling.
💸 «It was a populist mistake»: Danylo Hetmantsev proposes closing the «National Cashback»
The head of the Rada’s tax committee proposes winding down the «National Cashback» programme and redirecting the funds to business lending under the «5-7-9%» programme.
🌍 Al Rawabi CEO: localisation and convenience are key to the Middle East protein boom
Protein demand is rising in the Middle East as everywhere, but firms must respect local nuances to succeed, says one of the region’s largest conglomerates.
🏪 «Sign it — or we terminate the contract»: how supermarkets shift losses from russian strikes onto producers
After many distribution centres and warehouses were destroyed, Ukrainian retailers are revising supplier terms.
💉 In the U.S., GLP-1 usage reaches a new high
Americans’ use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss has nearly quadrupled since 2024 — reshaping eating habits and demand toward high-protein foods, including dairy.
🔥 Drought sparks fears for organic dairy herds and farm profits across Great Britain
Organic dairy farmers in Great Britain are under «severe pressure» from drought conditions.
