The Ukrainian milk processing enterprises export orientations development in the martial law conditions and under the migration processes influence

Abstract

The article outlines the Ukrainian milk prosessing enterprises sustainability ensuring issues under the martial law conditions and migration processes. The main obstacles faced by the dairy industry during 2022 were associated with dairy farming decrease, production capacity loss, production costs increase, high competitive pressure, government dairy business support programs reduction. The article considers the planning logistics chains importance due to the dairy products peculiarities comparing other industrial products. Sustainable milk and dairy production, consumer balances achievement are important to ensure Ukrainian food security during the martial law. It is essential to use engineering management methods in dairy production in order to achieve the appropriate products quality under the transition to international dairy products quality standards terms. The production and export-import trends study made it possible to analyze the Ukrainian milk processing enterprises export potential to the EU, MENA, Asia, CIS countries, using effective logistics chains planning. It was determined that exports change in the geography contributes to the production leveling, which was excessive due to the large number refugees and internal migration. The main milk processing enterprises development prospects in the expanding export opportunities direction, cooperation with European partners and using the government grant programs opportunities have been determined.