Open AccessMilk quality in the context of new standards
Author(s) -
Ludmila Stepasyuk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bìoekonomìka ta agrarnij bìznes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-3831
pISSN - 2707-3823
DOI - 10.31548/bioeconomy2020.01.088
Subject(s) - business , quality (philosophy) , agriculture , product (mathematics) , raw milk , milking , context (archaeology) , raw material , agricultural science , population , agricultural economics , certification , production (economics) , commerce , industrial organization , economics , food science , geography , environmental science , philosophy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , epistemology , organic chemistry , demography , management , sociology , macroeconomics
The article describes the current state of the dairy industry in Ukraine. The quality of milk raw materials in agricultural enterprises and households is characterized. The price situation in the milk market is analyzed. In the course of the research it was proved that in the agricultural enterprises the number of cows decreases annually, the logistics are in critical condition. The emerging situation is gaining ground as the country turns from a dairy exporter into an importer. It is established that today one of the main problems is the provision of processing plants with high-quality raw materials. The conducted researches confirm that today only agricultural enterprises that carry out mechanical milking, purification and cooling of milk can provide the necessary quality of the produced milk. Households do not have the capacity to provide the necessary technological process of production. That is why milk produced in households meets the requirements of only the second grade or non-varietal. As a consequence, in most cases milk is purchased at low prices from the population, whereas in agricultural enterprises it is sold extra, higher and first grade. Therefore, the development of civilized trade requires quality certified products. It is established that the determining factor of the competitiveness of dairy products in the market is the quality of products. Without the use of high-quality raw materials, it is impossible to produce a competitive product. It is substantiated that the development of cooperatives, small and family farms and their involvement in the organized market is one of the priority tasks for improving the quality indicators and increasing the purchase prices for milk purchased from private households. Therefore, this problem must be solved by intensifying agrarian policy in the inseparable support for the development of the dairy industry on the basis of state support.