A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy industry in Ukraine and around the world 👇
🇫🇷 UDEU represents Ukraine’s dairy industry at SIAL Paris 2026
SIAL Paris 2026, one of the world’s largest international food industry exhibitions, is taking place in Paris on 17–21 October, bringing together producers, importers, distributors, retail chains and industry organisations from around the globe, the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) reports.
📉 UDEU Analytics: foreign trade in dairy products: the improvement seen in September did not become a trend
In the first half of October 2026, the positive export momentum Ukrainian dairy products showed in September did not continue.
🇪🇺 Elisabeth Svyatkivska, Deputy Executive Director for International Affairs and European Integration at UDEU, Coordinator of the UDEU EU-Integration Committee: how Brussels sees the dairy sector
For the European Commission, the dairy sector is no longer just about economics but a strategic asset — and Ukraine has been named a very important partner.
🇸🇰 EDA #14/2026 Convention in Bratislava: a new president and a «yes» to Ukraine
More than 200 dairy representatives from around the world gathered in Bratislava for the 2026 Annual Convention of the European Dairy Association (EDA), «European Dairy: Local Roots and Global Competitiveness».
🐄 $20 million mega-farms: where Ukraine’s dairy industry is heading
Large agricultural companies are building dairy complexes for thousands of cows, equipped with robots and artificial intelligence (AI).
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan plans to import 50,000 head of breeding livestock
Kazakhstan plans to bring in 50,000 head of breeding livestock, including 40,000 cattle and 10,000 sheep and goats.
📊 UDEU Analytics: GDT 414 price trends — dairy fats fall for a ninth straight auction as milk powder prices rise
The Expert and Analytical Service of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) reports that at Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction 414, the 20th auction of 2026, the overall GDT index rose by 2.5% to $4,020/t — the biggest increase since March.
📈 Dairy trends: the main forces reshaping the global dairy market heading into 2027
Global retail value of dairy products and alternatives is forecast to reach USD 762.1 billion in 2026, a strong 5.7% growth rate, according to market intelligence firm Euromonitor, DairyReporter reports.
🇵🇱 Poland’s dairy industry structure will not change over the next decade
«Ten years is a very long time, given what is happening in geopolitics and in the dairy sector. At the same time, I think the dairy landscape will not change that much over the decade», says Paweł Gaca, President of the Management Board of dairy cooperative (Spółdzielnia Mleczarska, SM) Spomlek, Portal Spożywczy reports.
🤝 UDEU strengthens its strategic partnership with the European Dairy Association
At SIAL Paris 2026, the stand of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) was visited by Alexander Anton, Secretary General of the European Dairy Association (EDA), UDEU reports.
⚖️ Ukraine’s accession to the EU is impossible without reform of the CAP
Marcin Hydzik, President of the Polish Dairy Processors Association (Związek Polskich Przetwórców Mleka, ZPPM), says Ukraine’s possible accession to the European Union (EU) would require reform of the entire Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
🏆 Fi Europe 2026 Innovation Awards shortlist puts protein, foodtech and sustainability in focus
Food ingredients Europe (Fi Europe) has named 25 finalists across eight categories for its 2026 Innovation Awards, including dairy solutions such as a cheese coagulant, a whey-based aged-cheese flavour and a whey protein drink, Food Ingredients First reports.
✅ SIAL Paris 2026: UDEU’s key takeaways and new opportunities for Ukraine’s dairy industry
From 17 to 21 October 2026, the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) took part in SIAL Paris 2026, one of the world’s largest international food industry exhibitions.
🌱 Elisabeth Svyatkivska, Deputy Executive Director for International Affairs and European Integration at UDEU, Coordinator of the UDEU EU-Integration Committee: «From local communities to global markets» — EDA’s vision for the dairy sector
No viable production means no food security, no investment means no transition, no economic activity means no living countryside.
🥛 Global dairy blends market expected to hit USD 15.4 billion by 2035
The dairy blends market is set to grow as food manufacturers and price-sensitive households seek affordable, convenient products, DairyReporter reports.
🇪🇺 UDEU Analytics: Ukraine’s use of EU dairy quotas in 2026
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) has published the volumes of licences issued for November 2026 for certain quota-limited dairy products under the existing tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), revised in October 2025, reports the Expert and Analytical Service of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU).
