A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy industry in Ukraine and around the world 👇
📉 UDEU Analytics: Ukraine’s foreign trade in dairy products (HS 0401–0406) in October 2026
Ukraine’s foreign trade in dairy products deteriorated in October 2026 compared with September: exports fell for most product groups, while imports rose across all groups and reached peak levels.
🛡️ Vadym Chaharovskyi: for de-shadowing the dairy market and protecting legitimate business
Vadym Chaharovskyi, Head of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU), took part in a meeting between the business community and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General and law enforcement agencies.
🏛️ De-shadowing the dairy market is a prerequisite for fair competition, budget revenue and preserving Ukrainian production
Danylo Hetmantsev, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, met representatives of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU).
🎙️ Oleksandr Derkach, co-owner of Milk Alliance: «If you can’t give business anything, at least don’t stop it from working»
From 4 December, businesses without shelters will be banned from operating, and managers face criminal liability.
🇺🇦 Mariia Didukh appointed Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
On 2 November 2026, Mariia Didukh was appointed Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
🇪🇺 EDA calls for a strong CAP and meets Ukraine’s dairy sector at SIAL
European Dairy Association (EDA) President Koert Verkerk has called for Europe’s ambitions to be backed by a matching budget, while EDA Secretary General Alexander Anton met leaders of Ukraine’s dairy sector at SIAL in Paris.
🇺🇸 The protein formula: why protein is the most volatile milk component in the US
Protein is the most volatile component in US milk pricing because its formula relies on the prices of two commodities at once — Cheddar cheese and butter.
⚖️ A new fault line appears for dairy between protein and fats
Global dairy markets remain divided by product rather than direction.
🇳🇿 Fonterra lifts its 2026/27 forecast farmgate milk price
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has raised the midpoint of its 2026/27 forecast farmgate milk price from NZD 9.50 to NZD 9.75 per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS).
🐄 US coalition of 87 groups presses Congress for hearing on Milk from Family Dairies Act
A coalition of 87 agricultural, rural, processor and labour organisations has sent a joint letter to congressional agriculture leaders demanding swift committee action on the Milk from Family Dairies Act.
🏭 US dairy processors push to keep up with demand
As US consumers increasingly seek out dairy foods, processors are building new plants, expansions and lines, with more than USD 15 billion in investment planned through 2030.
🔬 Gut microbiome in focus: Danone opens research centre in China
Danone has opened a new research and innovation centre in Shanghai, China, to advance research and product solutions in three core areas: the gut microbiome, health span and early-life nutrition.
