BUCE export prices for dairy products and lumber increased again in October

In October 2026, prices for the main commodity items sold at export exchange auctions continued to rise, namely: milk powder, butter and lumber. This sb.by reported in the press service of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.

Thus, the individual stock index for skim milk powder with delivery to all countries except Russia increased more than 19 percent compared to September. Since the beginning of the year, the average cost of this product has increased by 1.5 times, to 3.6 dollars per kilogram. For Russian importers, Belarusian milk also rose in price, but not so significantly - by 4% compared to the previous month and by 8% compared to January. Thus, in October, bidders from Russia bought these products from Belarusian traders for an average of 255 Russian rubles per kilogram.

Butter exported through BUCE to the Russian Federation showed a slight increase in prices compared to September. In particular, for oil with a fat content of 72 percent, the increase in the composite price index was 2 percent, and for oil with a fat content of 82 percent - less than 1 percent. At the end of October, these products were sold to Russia on average for 489 Russian rubles and 555 Russian rubles per kilogram, respectively.

For lumber, the composite index for this commodity group rose almost 2 percent to September. Especially noticeable for foreign buyers has risen in price ordinary board of coniferous varieties A with a humidity of more than 22 percent with delivery on the terms of FCA. Its individual index rose by 6.5 percent at an average cost of $198 per cubic meter. At the same time, no less popular coniferous board of grade B of similar humidity and with the same delivery conditions added only 3% to the September value and was sold abroad at an average price of $ 173 per cubic meter.

For exchange indices for goods sold on the domestic market, in October 2026, multidirectional dynamics was characteristic. For example, the composite price index for round timber showed an increase of 3 percent by September, while the indices for oilseed meal and ferrous metal products decreased by 2 percent and 8 percent, respectively. The leaders in reducing the price were sunflower meal, which fell by 18 percent, and steel reinforcement, the cost of which fell by 16 percent.

28 thousand tons of coarse grain sold at export exchange trading in Belarus