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The Association of Milk Producers reported an increase in prices for most dairy products. The reason for this was power outages, interruptions in the operation of cooling equipment, and spoilage of finished products.
Power outages, interruptions in the operation of cooling equipment and spoilage of finished products have led to higher prices for most dairy products. This was stated by the Association of Milk Producers, reports UNN.
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Giorgi Kukhaleishvili, an analyst at the Association of Milk Producers, explains that the rise in prices for most dairy products may be due to a reduction in the supply of dairy products from dairy processing plants to retail chains as a result of prolonged power outages during the abnormal heat wave in July.
According to him, some retailers returned dairy products to dairy processing plants due to the lack of conditions for storing perishable products on supermarket shelves. In July, during prolonged power outages, refrigeration equipment was not functioning and a significant amount of dairy products spoiled and were not sold.
This is because the capacity of diesel generators is not enough to provide electricity to the premises of large supermarkets.
The Association of Milk Producers adds that the use of generators has led to an increase in production costs, and the rise in purchase prices for raw milk has affected the price of finished dairy products.
In particular, they became more expensive:
Recall
Denys Marchuk, deputy head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, has warned that due to the power outage, Ukraine is expected to see a rise in food prices, especially for dairy, meat and bakery products. The livestock industry is the most affected by the power outages, which leads to higher costs for producers.