Milk production in Ukraine decreased by 6.2% YoY in January-March, according to the State Statistics Service.
In particular, Ukraine’s milk output amounted to 1.75 million tons, including 671.7 thousand tons produced by agricultural enterprises (-0.5%) and 1.08 million tons by private households (-7.4%).
The highest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were recorded in the Poltava region – 152 thousand tons (-6.2%), Vinnytsia region – 143.6 thousand tons (-6.1%) and Khmelnytskyi region – 131.1 thousand tons (+3.9%).
The lowest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were recorded in the Luhansk region – 15.5 thousand tons (-8.3% from last year), Donetsk region – 29 thousand tons (-8.5%) and Zaporizhzhia region – 37.1 thousand tons (-7%). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)