A round-up of the week’s key events in the dairy sector in Ukraine and worldwide 👇
🌎 The US and Argentina — the future leaders of the global dairy market
The US and Argentina are “best positioned” to win a bigger slice of global dairy trade as Europe runs into tighter production limits.
💶 EU allocates €540 million to farmers over rising fertiliser and energy costs
The European Commission has approved a €540 million emergency support package for farmers affected by rising fertiliser and energy costs linked to the Middle East crisis.
🔗 FrieslandCampina moves to integrate its European retail activities
Royal FrieslandCampina plans to reshape its business structure from January 2027, merging its European retail operations and reorganising its international footprint to sharpen customer focus, agility and category management.
🇩🇪 Structural changes continue in Germany’s dairy sector
Germany’s dairy sector continues to undergo structural transformation as the number of dairy farms declines while average herd sizes increase.
🌡️ Adverse Weather Meets Supply Growth as Dairy Stabilises
Record milk supply continues in New Zealand, but markets must now price in weather: heat is denting European output, El Niño risks are building for the second half, protein-ingredient markets stay tight on strong whey demand, and China’s pig sector shapes appetite for feed-whey.
📋 EU’s Livestock Strategy and Protein Action Plan
The European Commission has unveiled two strategy documents — a Livestock Strategy and a Protein Action Plan — but industry groups have criticised both for lacking concrete measures and targets beyond proposals.
🐄 German government drops eco-scheme that rewards grazing
Farmers and gardeners in Germany will have to complete plant-protection training less often, and a series of reporting duties in the agri-food sphere will be dropped, under a bureaucracy-reduction bill adopted by the government.
🎪 Vitmark-Ukraine backs the nationwide social and cultural project “Park of Wonder Animals”
Vitmark-Ukraine has joined as a supporter of the nationwide social and cultural project “Park Dyvotvaryn” (Park of Wonder Animals) — Ukraine’s first travelling cultural park built around children’s dreams.
📉 FrieslandCampina profits hit as margins squeezed
FrieslandCampina’s profits fell 25% in the first half of the year as the Dutch dairy giant saw margins squeezed by falling prices.
💼 From bricklayer to product technologist: Molokija opens 25+ vacancies across seven Ukrainian cities
Ukrainian dairy producer Molokija is hiring in seven cities, from Uzhhorod to Kyiv, with the largest intake in Ternopil — 15 roles ranging from drivers and storekeepers to a new-product technologist.
🍵 Yili taps TCM and flavour to boost elderly nutrition
Yili is combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), flavour innovation and age-friendly design in elderly nutrition products for China’s ageing market.
🍃 ESG: Large dairy plants inside the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading system
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) can cover large agri-food processing businesses — including dairy plants, sugar factories, breweries and meat processors — where the combined rated thermal input of fuel-burning installations exceeds 20 MW.
⭐ EU food and drinks enjoy strong, growing reputation internationally
The European Commission has published a new Flash Eurobarometer on the image of EU food and drink products in 11 international markets, showing that EU products enjoy a strong and increasingly positive reputation abroad.
