The average purchase price of Extra Grade milk as of April 7 was 16.25 UAH/kg excluding VAT, which is 0.25 UAH less than a month ago. The price range for this grade in farms varies from 15.50 to 16.50 UAH/kg excluding VAT. The lower and upper limits of the price range decreased by 0.20 UAH.

Higher Grade costs an average of 16.00 UAH/kg excluding VAT (-0.30 UAH). Prices for Higher Grade milk range from 15.30 to 16.20 UAH/kg excluding VAT. Based on the monitoring results of the first half of last month, the lower limit of the price range decreased by 0.20 UAH, and the upper limit decreased by 0.30 UAH.

The average price for Grade I milk was 15.65 UAH/kg excluding VAT and decreased by 0.20 UAH compared to the first half of the previous month. The minimum price in farms was 15.00 UAH/kg and did not change over the last month. The maximum price was 15.80 UAH/kg and decreased by 0.40 UAH.

Accordingly, the weighted average price of the three grades was 16.15 UAH/kg excluding VAT, which is 0.25 UAH less compared to the previous period.

Georgy Kukhaleyshvili notes that in early April, the surplus of raw milk on the Ukrainian market decreased and approached balance. Due to the increased export of dairy products from Ukraine, the surplus of exchange goods in warehouses almost disappeared. Therefore, the corridor of minimum and maximum prices remained stable, and changes occurred in the middle of the price corridor due to the increase in the volume of dairy product exports. In March, raw milk in Ukraine cost 28% cheaper than in Europe, which contributed to the growth of interest in domestic products in the sales markets.