A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy industry in Ukraine and around the world 👇
📜 UDEU supports draft law No. 15058-d: terminating the outdated Law «On Milk and Dairy Products» serves the interests of the industry
The Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) supports the adoption of draft law No. 15058-d, which would bring 17 Ukrainian laws into line with European requirements.
🇪🇺 The dairy industry is ready for Cluster 5 negotiations: UDEU has a clear EU integration plan
The Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) welcomes the findings of the European Commission’s 2026 Report on Ukraine, published on 4 November as part of the Enlargement Package.
🇩🇪 Elisabeth Svyatkivska represents UDEU at EuroTier 2026
Elisabeth Svyatkivska, Deputy Executive Director for International Affairs and European Integration at the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) and Coordinator of the UDEU EU-Integration Committee, is taking part in a study trip by a delegation of the German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD Ukraine) project to EuroTier 2026, the leading international livestock exhibition.
🐄 EuroTier 2026 takeaways
EuroTier 2026 in Hanover hosted the expert forum «Ukrainian Livestock on the Path to the EU: Standards, Investment and Competitiveness», where the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) was represented by Elisabeth Svyatkivska, Deputy Executive Director for International Affairs and European Integration.
📊 Key economic indicators for Ukraine and the world as of late July — early August
Maksym Urakin, Director of Development and Marketing at Interfax-Ukraine, PhD in Economics and founder of the Experts Club information and analytical centre, has presented an overview of the main trends that shaped the Ukrainian and global economies over the first seven months of 2026.
🍎 What can school lunch ingredients hide? Why laboratory testing matters
Milk may look fresh, meat may have its usual colour and water may be clear.
⚠️ russia preparing strikes on food industry facilities in Ukraine
russia is preparing strikes on food industry facilities, both Ukrainian and foreign-owned enterprises in Ukraine, a source in the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR) told Ukrinform.
🚚 Ukraine’s Government approves draft law on switching to e-waybills for domestic freight
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft law on switching to electronic consignment notes (e-waybills, e-TTN) for domestic freight transport, Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhii Koretskyi said.
🐾 Ukraine gets its first authorised body to train food business operators’ staff in animal welfare
The SSUFSCP has authorised the State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise to train food business operators’ staff and assess their knowledge and skills in animal welfare.
💼 CORE programme launched in Ukraine
Ukraine has presented the CORE programme «Competitiveness for Ukraine’s Recovery», which provides for support to small and medium-sized businesses, modernisation of production, innovation and wider access to international markets.
🇺🇸 US Dairy Checkoff drives more than 30 new dairy product launches in 2025
Partnerships with leading US foodservice, retail and dairy companies resulted in more than 30 new dairy-focused product launches in 2025, the Dairy Checkoff Program has revealed.
🧀 Cream cheese «losing» to cottage cheese as protein trend reshapes US dairy market
More innovation is needed in the US cream cheese category as consumers increasingly switch to cottage cheese and other protein-forward products, according to Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane.
📦 More cows, less certainty: US dairy exports face a stress test
A sustained phase of rapid production growth in the US dairy sector is colliding with macroeconomic and trade headwinds, prompting risk managers to question the long-term resilience of US export momentum.
🇳🇱 Netherlands and Denmark to cut milk production due to EU environmental rules
Tighter environmental restrictions and animal welfare requirements, along with shrinking margins since the start of 2026, may lead to dairy farm closures in the EU over the long term, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
🌡️ Climate change poses growing threat to the competitiveness of Europe’s dairy sector
European dairy production is coming under increasing pressure as climate change and rising heat stress in cows threaten milk yields and competitiveness, according to Rabobank.
