In 2019, imports of all types of dairy products increased by 60% ( $ 149 million).

• How does this affect the dairy industry and the economy as a whole?
• What will be the implications of implementing the land market for the ITF?
• Why is the reduction of the VAT rate for dairy products one of the main tools for the dairy industry to overcome the crisis?
• Dairy smuggling and counterfeiting: what losses did factories and farms suffer in 2019?
• Why the changes in the requirements of the food law are essential conditions for raising the image of “Made in Ukraine” dairy products?

The answers to these and other questions will be provided by the experts during the “Ukrainian Dairy: Challenges and Strategies” section, which will take place in the framework of the 13th International Dairy Congress.

Speakers: Chairman of the Ukrainian Agri Council (UAC) Andriy Dykun, Deputy Chairman of UAC Mykhaylo Sokolov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy Mykola Solsky, Plenipotentiary President for Land Issues Roman Leshchenko, Deputy Director of the Department of Agrarian Policy and Agriculture Olena Alshanova, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine Vadym Chagarovsky, deputies of the Agrarian Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Sergiy Labazyuk, Oleg Tarasov and others.

The panel discussion will also summarize the 2019 results for dairy farming, discuss the state and prospects for the industry by 2030, and state support issues for the dairy industry.

✔️ Section date: March 3, Tuesday.

✔️ Time : 10:00.

✔️  Venue: KievExpoPlaza, vul. Amsterdam 1, Berezivka, Makariv district, Kyiv region.

The 13th International Dairy Congress will be held on March 3-4, 2020. It is an annual business venue for key dairy market players, allowing you to get acquainted with the situation in the industry, the latest developments, to hear reports from leading world and domestic experts, as well as to determine the course of development of the industry. It is also an opportunity to bring together stakeholders, identify investment opportunities and spend productive time in a circle of like-minded people.

The 13th International Dairy Congress is organized by the Association of Milk Producers, the "Ukrainian Agri Council" Public Union  and the consulting company "DYKUN".

More than 1500 participants are expected at the event - managers, owners, specialists of dairy farms, representatives of the authorities, leading domestic and foreign experts, international organizations, financial institutions, and commercial companies.

The detailed congress program is available at: http://dairycongress.org/program/2020/eng

Media accreditation by phone: 068-772-54-50.

Press service of the Association of Milk Producers