# Sign of the times: Ukraine’s small dairy farms are disappearing

https://mins.news/en/item/83770

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02 16:09 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/sign-of-the-times-ukraines-small-dairy-farms-are-disappearing/

> Ukraine’s small dairy farms are rapidly declining under pressure from high costs, weak milk prices, EU regulations and the war. Near Chernihiv, farmer Marinka Hritsik says household-owned cows in her village have fallen from 18 in 2022 to seven, with none possibly remaining by winter. Large farms continue to expand.