Implications of the Pandemic and Recent Conflicts in the European Union Dairy Sector

Abstract

It is important to create a picture of the main implications of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine crisis on the evolution of this sector. This research has as its principal objective to highlight implications from the most recent events in the European Union dairy sector. Statistical information from the Eurostat database was considered over the period January 2019-October 2022 for variables related to milk production and dairy products: raw cows' milk delivered to dairies; raw cream delivered to dairies (in milk equivalent); drinking milk; cream for direct consumption; milk and cream powders, excluding skimmed milk powders; skimmed milk powder; concentrated milk; acidified milk (yoghurts and other); butter (including dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads); and cheese from cows' milk (pure). These variables were not significantly changed with the pandemic and recent crises.