Turkey's diary production increased in 2021

According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, nearly all products made of milk increased in Turkey last year, although drinking milk output decreased. The amount of collected cow’s milk in 2021 rose by 2.1% annually to more than 10 million MT. Drinking milk production decreased almost 5.6% compared to the same period of the previous year to around 1,5 million MT. The main reason for this decline should be interpreted as the high price of milk and dairy products. However, contrary to the situation in milk, yogurt production increased by 1.1% to 1.1 million MT, while ayran, or liquid ayran, production went up by 22% to about 717 thousand MT.