# Raw milk is getting more expensive: why cheese and butter prices will rise

> Ukrainian raw milk procurement prices kept rising in early November on strong demand. The monthly weighted average for three grades rose by 1 hryvnia to 17.00 UAH/kg excluding VAT, matching and slightly exceeding last year's level for the first time this year.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T12:09:54.700Z
- Category: market · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95395-raw-milk-is-getting-more-expensive-why-cheese-and-butter-prices-will-rise
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Processors are loss-making because world butter prices are falling while dry milk and milk proteins are rising. Cheaper cheese imports are also pressuring Ukrainian producers, so the dairy price picture is mixed with limited feed-commodity impact.

## Sources

- my.ua: https://my.ua/uk/news/cluster/2026-11-12-moloko-syre-dorozhaet-pochemu-tseny-na-syr-i-maslo-poidut-vverkh/99edffc3-8d0e-3041-3508-f847dbeb43d9

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