In 2023, Azerbaijan became one of the key buyers of whole milk powder from Russia

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Published Jan 24, 2024

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In 2023, Russia's dairy product exports remained steady at $376 million, with a shift in supply structure. Milk powder and whey emerged as the main export products. Milk powder exports saw a six-fold increase to 20,000 tons, primarily to Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Georgia. Whole milk powder supplies also rose 3.5 times to 2.5 thousand tons, mainly to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and China. Whey exports doubled to 24,000 tons, largely to China, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Overall, there was a 24% increase in dairy product exports to 207,000 tons.

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The Russian Federation exported $376 million worth of dairy products in 2023, which corresponds to the 2022 figure. At the same time, the supply structure has been transformed, said Dmitry Krasnov, head of the Agroexport center under the Ministry of Agriculture, during the plenary discussion “Russia on the Dairy Map of the World 2030” on Tuesday in Moscow. “Russian dairy exports are going through a period of transformation. If previously we grew due to the supply of finished products to neighboring countries, now the driver of dairy exports is the supply of milk powder and whey, including to distant markets,” he said. “So, supplies milk powder in 2023 increased almost six times in physical volume - up to 20 thousand tons." As Krasnov clarified, exports of skimmed milk powder in 2023 amounted to 17 thousand tons. The largest buyers were Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Georgia. Shipping has begun to Algeria, which is one of the largest importers of milk powder. “Exports to this country ...

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